Ireland-1969: Wood Duck And Other Birds Mill Around In Grassy Area On Sunny Day

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Year1969
Decade1960s
LocationIreland
Duration5s
Price$149 USD
Collection1969 Ireland

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Wood Duck And Other Birds Mill Around In Grassy Area On... — Clip Details

A vibrant wood duck stands on a grassy lawn in this 1969 8mm home movie footage from Ireland. The male duck displays its striking iridescent green head, white facial markings, and rich chestnut breast. Other birds, including pigeons, mill around in the background on a sunny day. The footage captures natural wildlife behavior with authentic Super 8 film grain and color saturation, offering a nostalgic glimpse into everyday life and nature from the late 1960s.

Licensing & Technical Details

Original Format: 8mm / Super 8 Home Movie
Shot details: Close-up
Resolution: 4K restored master (MP4)
License: Direct license: commercial and editorial use
Delivery: Instant Digital Download
Duration: 5s
Price: $149 USD
Clip ID: 124341646

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 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: Ireland 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: Useful for 1960s wildlife, park, or home-movie requests needing brief 8mm cutaways of birds on grass in Ireland.
Period detail: The clip shows 1969 8mm color home-movie material, with period clues mainly in the film stock texture rather than buildings, clothing, or vehicles.
Home-movie behavior: The camera observes birds at ground level in an informal, unstaged way, preserving casual attention to everyday wildlife rather than a controlled nature setup.
What appears in frame: A male wood duck, several pigeons, short grass, scattered leaves, soft sunlight, and dark film-frame borders are visible across the four stills.
Film character: The footage has visible 8mm grain, saturated color, soft focus shifts, gate edges, and slight exposure variation that read as original home-movie texture.
Edit role: An editor could use this as a wildlife insert, quiet transition, establishing cutaway, or memory beat within a 1960s Ireland or domestic-nature sequence.
Historical context: The scene offers a modest view of birds sharing a grassy outdoor space, with no visible people, signage, or landmark details to narrow the setting further.
Research note: No people, logos, or clear private property are visible, but users should still review source copyright, location context, and species identification before publication.
Research search match: Search match phrases include 1969 Ireland 8mm birds on lawn, wood duck home movie, Super 8 wildlife cutaway, and pigeons on grass archive footage.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent reel material, then other Ireland 1969 outdoor footage, then broader 1960s home-movie wildlife or park bird scenes.

Still Frames From This Clip

1969 Ireland 8mm frame showing a male wood duck on a grassy area with pigeons partly visible around it. — A male wood duck stands on grass while other birds move near the edge of the frame.

The wood duck remains in profile on the lawn as surrounding birds pass through cropped edges.

1969 Ireland 8mm close frame showing the wood duck near the camera, with a pigeon standing behind on the grass. — The duck moves close to the lens, filling much of the frame while a pigeon stands behind it.

1969 Ireland 8mm frame with a soft close-up of the wood duck's head and neck against a grassy background. — A soft close-up isolates the duck's head and curved white markings against the lawn.

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