Scapegoat Wilderness Montana USA .Mp-1973: Bird Hiding Among The Tall Grass On A Sunny Day

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Year1973
Decade1970s
LocationScapegoat Wilderness, Montana, United States
Duration5s
Price$149 USD
Collection1973 Scapegoat Wilderness Montana

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Scapegoat Wilderness Montana USA — Clip Details

Shot on 8mm film in 1973, this vintage home movie captures a bird partially hidden among tall green grass in a sun-dappled forest clearing. The footage, framed by dark borders typical of Super 8, shows the bird moving subtly through the vegetation under bright daylight. The scene exudes a quiet, natural atmosphere with visible film grain and slight motion blur, evoking a nostalgic, archival feel. This authentic slice of nature footage is ideal for documentaries, editorial content, or nostalgic projects.

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: 123075189

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 1764 · Super 8 · 7″ reel
Original reel label: III-09,scapegoat
Reel-level year note: 1973
Reel-level location note: lincoln nebraska,montana
Date: 1973 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: Scapegoat Wilderness, Montana, 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: Brief natural-history insert of a bird partly concealed in tall grass, useful where authentic 1970s 8mm wilderness footage is needed without people or built structures.
Period detail: The clip is supported as 1973 8mm footage from Scapegoat Wilderness, Montana, with visible film grain, soft focus, gate edges, and daylight exposure shifts typical of home-movie material.
Home-movie behavior: The camera holds on a quiet forest clearing while the bird remains partly hidden, suggesting patient observational filming rather than staged wildlife coverage.
What appears in frame: Visible content includes tall green grass, dark conifer shade, sunlit clearing patches, a small bird shape, film-frame borders, grain, and slight blur.
Film character: The footage has a contact-print feel with dark frame edges, uneven exposure, soft detail, visible grain, and mild motion blur from the original 8mm source.
Edit role: This shot can function as a short atmospheric cutaway for wilderness, bird habitat, summer daylight, or quiet ecological observation sequences.
Historical context: The scene documents a non-urban Montana wilderness setting in 1973 home-movie footage, but the frames do not identify a species, trail, landmark, or specific event.
Research note: No people, logos, music, or private property are visible in the supplied frames, though copyright and wildlife-location use should still be reviewed for the intended production.
Research search match: Likely search matches include 1970s 8mm Montana wilderness bird, home movie forest clearing, tall grass wildlife, and Scapegoat Wilderness nature footage.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent shots from the same reel, then other 1973 Scapegoat Wilderness material, and finally related 1970s 8mm wildlife or grassland habitat footage.

Still Frames From This Clip

1973 8mm footage from Scapegoat Wilderness showing tall grass and forest shade, with no clear bird visible in this frame. — Tall grass catches sunlight at the edge of a shaded forest clearing.

1973 8mm Montana wilderness frame with a small bird partly concealed in tall grass under bright daylight. — A small bird is partially visible among tall grass near the shaded treeline.

Small bird partly hidden in tall grass within 1973 8mm Scapegoat Wilderness home-movie footage. — The bird remains low and partly obscured by grass in the clearing.

End frame of 1973 8mm Montana wilderness footage showing tall grass, shaded trees, and a partly obscured bird shape. — The bird is faintly visible through grass as the clearing remains in bright daylight.

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