Ireland-1969: Wood Duck On Grass And Swans Swimming In Water

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

Year1969
Decade1960s
LocationIreland
Duration5s
Price$149 USD
Collection1969 Ireland

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Wood Duck On Grass And Swans Swimming In Water — Clip Details

IRELAND-1969: A vibrant wood duck stands on a grassy lawn, its iridescent green head and white facial markings clearly visible in the vintage 8mm footage. The duck turns its head, showcasing its colorful plumage and distinctive red bill. The scene shifts to a nearby body of water where a graceful white swan glides across the surface, accompanied by smaller ducks and a pigeon. The film exhibits classic Super 8 grain, color shifts, and natural light, capturing a serene moment of wildlife in a suburban Irish setting. This authentic home movie footage is ideal for documentaries, nostalgic content, and nature-themed projects.

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: 124341658

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 requests needing 1960s Irish home-movie wildlife footage, especially short nature inserts of ducks on grass and swans on water.
Period detail: The frames may show late-1960s leisure or domestic wildlife filming, with era supported by the 1969 8mm metadata rather than visible date markers.
Home-movie behavior: The clip has an unstaged home-movie feel, with the camera observing birds at close range and then cutting to waterfowl on a pond or lake.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include a wood duck on grass, white neck markings, a red bill, lawn texture, a white swan, smaller ducks, rippled water, and film-frame borders.
Film character: The 8mm scan shows soft focus, visible grain, color shift toward purple and green, slight exposure variation, and handheld framing typical of amateur film.
Edit role: An editor could use this as a brief wildlife cutaway, nature insert, tranquil transition, or memory beat within a 1960s Ireland sequence.
Historical context: The footage documents casual attention to birds in an outdoor Irish setting without showing people, buildings, signage, or identifiable public events.
Research note: No people, faces, logos, or audible music are indicated, but copyright, location, and any property-related permissions should still be reviewed separately.
Research search match: Search matches include 1969 Ireland 8mm wildlife, vintage home movie wood duck, swan swimming with ducks, and 1960s amateur nature footage.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent reel material, then other Ireland 1969 home movies, and finally related 1960s 8mm wildlife or waterfowl footage.

Still Frames From This Clip

Close 1969 Ireland 8mm view of a wood duck on grass, with white facial markings and a red bill visible in soft focus. — A wood duck stands on a grassy lawn in close, soft-focus home-movie footage.

The duck turns in profile, showing its distinctive markings against the lawn.

Wider 1969 Ireland 8mm frame of a wood duck standing on a lawn, with colorful head markings and dark body visible. — A wider view shows the duck standing alone on the grass.

1969 Ireland 8mm view of a white swan gliding on rippled water with several smaller ducks nearby. — A white swan moves across the water while smaller ducks swim around it.

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