Minnesota USA-1965: Cardinal Bird Searching For Food In Snow Then Flying Away

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Year1965
Decade1960s
LocationMinnesota, United States
Duration5s
Price$149 USD
Collection1965 Minnesota

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Cardinal Bird Searching For Food In Snow Then Flying Away — Clip Details

MINNESOTA USA-1965: A vibrant red cardinal perches on snow-covered ground near a metal bird feeder, pecking at scattered seeds. The bird's bright plumage contrasts sharply with the white snow and the film's characteristic purple-blue color cast. The scene captures a quiet winter moment, with the cardinal briefly taking flight before landing again. Shot on 8mm film, this vintage home movie footage displays natural grain and slight motion blur, evoking a nostalgic, authentic 1960s feel. The clip concludes with a view of a wooden birdhouse in the snowy yard, reinforcing the theme of winter wildlife observation.

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: 125311889

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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

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 1030 · 8mm · 7″ reel
Original reel label: itasca park,bayfield,duluth,winter carnival,water tower bicycles
Reel-level year note: 1965
Reel-level location note: itasca park,bayfield,duluth,minnesota
Date: 1965 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: Minnesota, 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: 1960s Minnesota home-movie footage for productions needing a winter wildlife cutaway of a cardinal feeding in snow beside a backyard feeder.
Period detail: The 8mm look and dated metadata place the clip in 1965, while the visible yard feeder and birdhouse may show a mid-century domestic winter setting.
Home-movie behavior: The footage has the patient, observational quality of a home-movie maker watching a backyard bird feed and move through the snow.
What appears in frame: Visible details include a red cardinal, snow-covered ground, scattered feed, a round metal feeder dish, bare winter trees, and a wooden birdhouse.
Film character: The clip shows 8mm grain, soft focus, purple-blue color shift, dark frame edges, and slight handheld variation that read as physical home-movie texture.
Edit role: An editor could use it as a quiet seasonal insert, nature cutaway, winter transition, or memory beat within a domestic 1960s sequence.
Historical context: The scene reflects backyard wildlife observation in a snowy residential environment without visible people, signage, or public events.
Research note: No people, logos, or readable marks are visible, but copyright, location, and any property-related concerns should still be checked against source records.
Research search match: Likely search matches include 1965 8mm Minnesota winter cardinal, backyard bird feeder snow, vintage home movie wildlife, and birdhouse in snowy yard.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent shots from the same reel, then with 1965 Minnesota winter footage, then with other backyard bird or snow wildlife scenes.

Still Frames From This Clip

A red cardinal feeds on snowy ground near a metal feeder dish in 1965 Minnesota 8mm home-movie footage. — Cardinal feeding beside a metal dish on snow-covered ground.

The cardinal is shown close to the feeder dish, its dark red body contrasting with the snowy Minnesota yard. — Cardinal pauses near scattered feed in the snow.

A cardinal lowers its head toward seed on the snow beside a round feeder dish in the winter yard. — Cardinal pecking at seed beside the feeder dish.

A small wooden birdhouse or feeder appears in the snowy Minnesota yard, with bare winter trees in the background. — Wooden birdhouse or feeder in a snow-covered yard.

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