Florida-1958: Birds Grooming By A Lake And On Shore

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Year1958
Decade1950s
LocationFlorida, United States
Duration6s
Price$149 USD
Collection1958 Florida

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Birds Grooming By A Lake And On Shore — Clip Details

Shot on 8mm film in 1958, this vintage home movie captures a serene natural scene in Florida. A white bird, likely a heron or egret, stands on a rock in a calm lake, preening its feathers. Other birds are visible along the grassy shoreline. The footage features the characteristic grain and color palette of mid-century home movies, with deep shadows and patches of green foliage framing the water. The tranquil moment offers a nostalgic glimpse into 1950s 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: 6s
Price: $149 USD
Clip ID: 127280811

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.

Editorial use is the safest path. For commercial use, a clearance review is recommended for the flags below.

People visible: Yes
Minors 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 1267 · 8mm · 5″ reel
Reel-level year note: 1958
Reel-level location note: florida
Date: 1958 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: Florida, 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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Topics & Keywords

Archive Intelligence

Archive brief fit: Useful for 1950s Florida wildlife or nature-observation sequences needing quiet home-movie footage of birds at a lakeside shore.
Period detail: The scene may show mid-century amateur wildlife filming, with no visible signage, vehicles, clothing detail, or landmarks to date it beyond the supplied 1958 metadata.
Home-movie behavior: The clip has an unstaged observer's viewpoint, watching birds preen and move along the waterline from a distance.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include a white wading bird on rocks, darker shore birds, calm lake water, grass, stones, dense trees, and deep shade.
Film character: The 8mm footage shows saturated greens, heavy shadow, soft focus, visible grain, and slight handheld framing typical of home-movie stock.
Edit role: Editors could use it as a nature cutaway, quiet transition, or reflective memory beat within Florida, wildlife, or family-travel material.
Historical context: The clip offers a small-scale view of recreational wildlife observation in Florida, without evidence of a named park or managed attraction.
Research note: People are flagged for the clip, though any figures are distant; copyright, likeness, and location permissions should be reviewed separately.
Research search match: Matches searches for 1958 Florida 8mm bird footage, vintage home movie lake shore wildlife, and heron or egret grooming on rocks.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent reel material, then other Florida 1958 nature scenes, then broader vintage bird and lakeside wildlife footage.

Still Frames From This Clip

1958 Florida 8mm frame of a white wading bird on rocks beside calm water, with grass and dense shade behind it. — A white bird stands on rocks at the edge of a shaded lake.

A white bird appears to groom on rocks along a Florida lake shore, with darker birds partly visible near the shaded waterline. — The white bird bends toward its feathers while other birds remain near the shore.

Shaded 1958 Florida lakeside frame with a dark shore bird on grass and a white wading bird partly visible near the rocks. — A dark bird stands on the grassy bank as the white bird remains near the rocks.

Florida home-movie frame showing birds scattered along a shaded grassy shore, with rocks, still water, and thick trees behind them. — Several birds occupy the shaded shoreline near rocks and still water.

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