British Columbia USA-1981: Small Grey Bird Perches On Rock While Chipmunk Scurries

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Year1981
Decade1980s
LocationBritish Columbia, United States
Duration5s
Price$149 USD
Collection1981 British Columbia

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Small Grey Bird Perches On Rock While Chipmunk Scurries — Clip Details

Vintage 8mm home movie footage from 1981 captures a small grey bird perched on a large rock in a rugged, natural setting. The bird remains still on the rock as a chipmunk scurries across the rocky terrain in the background. The scene unfolds in a sunlit, outdoor environment with scattered boulders and sparse vegetation, showcasing the natural behavior of wildlife. The film exhibits characteristic grain, slight color fading, and soft focus typical of 1980s home movie footage, with visible film edges and subtle wear. This authentic archival clip offers a nostalgic glimpse into a quiet moment in nature, ideal for documentaries, nature projects, or retro-themed content.

Licensing & Technical Details

Original Format: 8mm / Super 8 Home Movie
Shot details: Exterior
Resolution: 4K restored master (MP4)
License: Direct license: commercial and editorial use
Delivery: Instant Digital Download
Duration: 5s
Price: $149 USD
Clip ID: 122882164

Rights & Clearance

$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

Flags come from automated catalog metadata, not a legal opinion. The source is an original 8mm / Super 8 Home Movie reel. For high-stakes commercial use, request a full rights review.

Source & Documentation

Source reel: Reel 1795 · Super 8 · 7″ reel
Original reel label: august,VII-8
Reel-level year note: 1981
Reel-level location note: hooper lake, british columbia
Date: 1981 Estimated (Catalog estimate from the footage and file metadata; not independently confirmed.)
Date evidence: Catalog estimate. A reel-level note shows the same year, but the clip-to-reel link is itself a catalog match, so this is not counted as independent confirmation.
Location: British Columbia, United States Estimated (Catalog estimate from the footage and file metadata; not independently confirmed.)
Location evidence: Catalog estimate. A reel-level location note is linked, but the clip-to-reel link is itself a catalog match, so this is not counted as independent confirmation.
Licensing route: Direct license available from Stockfilm

Confidence labels are defined on Archive Integrity. Fields without a recorded value are shown as not recorded rather than assumed.

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Archive Intelligence

Archive brief fit: 1981 8mm nature footage for editors needing a brief wildlife cutaway of a small bird and chipmunk among rocks.
Period detail: The frames show a home-movie nature scene on 8mm film, with period clues mainly in the grain, soft focus, and exposure rather than dated objects.
Home-movie behavior: The clip preserves an unstaged observer's view of small wildlife pausing and moving across a rocky outdoor setting.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include pale boulders, a small grey bird, a chipmunk, sparse grass, sunlit rock surfaces, dark film borders, and soft background terrain.
Film character: The footage has visible film grain, muted color, soft focus, slight exposure variation, and frame-edge artifacts consistent with scanned 8mm home movies.
Edit role: An editor could use this as a quiet nature insert, wildlife cutaway, or reflective transition within a travel, memory, or outdoor sequence.
Historical context: The clip shows casual 1981 home-movie attention to local wildlife and rocky natural scenery without visible people, signage, or built environment.
Research note: No people, logos, or private property are visible, but users should still assess copyright, location claims, and any wildlife-use context for their project.
Research search match: Useful searches include 1981 8mm wildlife footage, small bird on rock, chipmunk in rocky landscape, and British Columbia home movie nature clip.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent reel shots, then other 1981 British Columbia outdoor footage, then broader 8mm wildlife or rocky landscape material.

Still Frames From This Clip

Small grey bird rests on a pale boulder in a rocky outdoor setting from 1981 8mm home-movie footage. — A small bird perches on a sunlit rock amid large boulders.

A small bird stands on a pale sloping boulder with rough rocks and sparse vegetation behind it. — The bird remains on the sloped rock while the background stays still.

The bird is still visible on a pale rock surface, surrounded by boulders and muted 8mm film texture. — A steady home-movie view holds on the bird and surrounding rocks.

A chipmunk appears near the lower rock ledge as pale boulders fill the frame in the 1981 home-movie scene. — A chipmunk moves near the lower edge of the rocky frame.

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