Khartoum Sudan-1969: Large Flock Of White Birds Standing In Shallow Water On Shoreline

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Year1969
Decade1960s
LocationKhartoum, Sudan
Duration5s
Price$149 USD
Collection1969 Sudan

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Large Flock Of White Birds Standing In Shallow Water On... — Clip Details

Vintage 8mm home movie footage from Khartoum, Sudan, in 1969 captures a serene natural scene. A large flock of tall white birds, likely flamingos, stands in shallow water along a sandy shoreline. The birds, with their long legs and slender necks, are scattered across the water's edge against a backdrop of low dunes and sparse vegetation under a clear sky. The footage exhibits classic Super 8 film characteristics: soft focus, rich color saturation with a distinct blue tint in the water, and visible grain. The camera remains steady, offering a peaceful, observational view of wildlife in a natural habitat.

Licensing & Technical Details

Original Format: 8mm / Super 8 Home Movie
Resolution: 4K restored master (MP4)
License: Direct license: commercial and editorial use
Delivery: Instant Digital Download
Duration: 5s
Price: $149 USD
Clip ID: 122681119

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$149 · Commercial Direct license: commercial and editorial use. $149 flat from Stockfilm. Royalty-free worldwide license for commercial and editorial use, delivered as the restored 4K master.

No recognizable people, logos, or music are flagged. Lower-risk for commercial use, subject to your own review.

People visible: No
Logos / trademarks: No
Audible music: No

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Source & Documentation

Source reel: Reel record not linked for this clip
Date: 1969 Estimated (Catalog estimate from the footage and file metadata; not independently confirmed.)
Date evidence: Catalog estimate based on source metadata and visual or technical evidence; no reel-level note is linked.
Location: Khartoum, Sudan Estimated (Catalog estimate from the footage and file metadata; not independently confirmed.)
Location evidence: Catalog estimate based on source metadata and visual evidence such as signage, landmarks, or terrain; no reel-level note is linked.
Licensing route: Direct license available from Stockfilm

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Archive Intelligence

Archive brief fit: 1960s Sudan home-movie wildlife footage for documentary inserts, natural-history context, travel sequences, or archival atmosphere around Nile-region landscapes.
Period detail: The 8mm color stock, soft focus, and steady amateur framing support the 1969 home-movie attribution, while the visible shoreline itself offers few precise date clues.
Home-movie behavior: The clip has the quiet value of an unstaged traveler or resident observing birds from across the water rather than arranging a formal wildlife study.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include blue rippled water, a sandy shoreline, low scrub or dunes, a clear sky, white long-legged birds, and dark contact-sheet borders.
Film character: The footage carries 8mm texture through visible grain, slight softness, saturated blue water, mild exposure variation, and stable observational framing.
Edit role: An editor could use this as a wildlife cutaway, a calm transition, an environmental insert, or a reflective travel-memory beat within a Sudan or river landscape sequence.
Historical context: The frames show a large flock of pale wading birds along a shoreline near Khartoum, offering visual context for natural habitat without identifying a precise species or site.
Research note: No people, logos, or private property are visible, but species, exact location, copyright status, and any required archival permissions should be reviewed separately.
Research search match: Useful search phrases include 1969 Sudan 8mm birds on shoreline, Khartoum home movie wildlife, white wading birds shallow water, and vintage Nile-region nature footage.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent reel material, then other 1969 Khartoum or Sudan clips, then broader vintage wildlife, riverbank, bird flock, and travel home-movie scenes.

Still Frames From This Clip

1969 Khartoum 8mm frame showing white long-legged birds scattered in shallow water beside a sandy, scrub-covered shoreline. — A flock of pale wading birds stands at the water's edge across rippled blue water.

1969 Khartoum 8mm frame with white birds standing in shallow water along a low sandy shoreline under clear sky. — White birds gather in a loose line along the shallow shoreline.

1969 Khartoum 8mm frame showing distant pale wading birds at a sandy shoreline, softened by film grain and focus. — The flock appears farther away, spread along the shore beyond the water.

1969 Khartoum 8mm frame of a pale bird flock standing along a sandy shore with rippled water in the foreground. — The shoreline flock remains visible across the water in a steady observational view.

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