Florida-1958: Black Bird Perched On Rocks Then Colorful Parrot On Concrete

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

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Black Bird Perched On Rocks Then Colorful Parrot On Concrete — Clip Details

A vintage 8mm film clip from Florida in 1958 captures a dark bird, likely a hawk or eagle, perched motionless on a rocky ledge within a naturalistic enclosure. The bird stands alert among large gray stones and green foliage, with a thick tree trunk visible to the right. The footage exhibits classic Super 8 grain, color shifts, and soft focus, evoking a nostalgic mid-century home movie aesthetic. The scene transitions to a colorful parrot lying on a concrete surface, showcasing vibrant red, yellow, and blue feathers. This archival footage offers authentic wildlife and nature moments ideal for documentaries, historical projects, or nostalgic content.

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: 127281590

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 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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Archive Intelligence

Archive brief fit: 1950s Florida 8mm wildlife footage for productions needing brief zoo or nature-enclosure bird cutaways with authentic home-movie texture.
Period detail: The soft color, small-gauge framing, and visitor-style views may show a mid-century Florida animal attraction or zoo setting without identifying a specific site.
Home-movie behavior: The camera observes birds from a visitor viewpoint, holding on a perched dark bird before cutting to a colorful parrot on concrete.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include a dark perched bird, gray rocks, green leaves, a tree trunk, enclosure-like stonework, concrete ground, and red, yellow, blue parrot feathers.
Film character: The scan carries 8mm grain, soft focus, exposure variation, gate edges, and color shift that read as physical home-movie evidence.
Edit role: Editors can use this as a short wildlife insert, zoo-visit cutaway, color transition, or memory beat within Florida travel or family-film sequences.
Historical context: The clip reflects casual mid-century animal viewing, with birds filmed in controlled-looking surroundings rather than open wilderness.
Research note: No people, faces, logos, or brands are visible, but bird species, property location, copyright, and any site permissions should be independently reviewed.
Research search match: Useful searches include 1958 Florida 8mm birds, vintage zoo bird footage, home movie parrot on concrete, and black bird on rocks.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent frames from the same reel, then other 1958 Florida clips, then related vintage animal, zoo, bird, and nature cutaways.

Still Frames From This Clip

1958 Florida 8mm frame showing a dark bird standing on gray rocks in a leafy, enclosure-like setting. — A dark bird stands alert on a rocky ledge with foliage and a tree trunk nearby.

The perched bird remains nearly still against rocks, leaves, and a large tree trunk.

1958 Florida 8mm frame continuing the view of a dark bird on rocks, framed by foliage and a tree trunk. — A slightly shifted view keeps the dark bird centered on the rocky enclosure ledge.

1958 Florida 8mm frame showing a brightly colored parrot lying on a concrete surface after the bird-on-rocks shots. — A red, yellow, and blue parrot lies on concrete, creating a sudden color contrast after the rocky bird scene.

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