Gray-breasted Martin, Progne chalybea
Hirundinidae (SWALLOWS)

 

Gray-breasted Martin, Progne chalybea

This photo was taken in: Trinidad and Tobago
This photo was taken with: Cannon EOS 650 with Sigma 170/500mm lens. Fuji Sensia ASA200 slide film scanned using Epsom 4990 with some processing using Photoshop Elements 3

The photo was taken by: Charles Fox ,

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