Washington-1964: Robin Foraging On Grass With Insect In Beak

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Year1964
Decade1960s
LocationWashington, United States
Duration6s
Price$149 USD

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Robin Foraging On Grass With Insect In Beak — Clip Details

A vintage 8mm home movie clip from 1964 captures a robin with a black head and bright orange breast foraging on a sunlit grassy lawn. The bird moves across the frame, pecking at the ground and carrying a small insect in its beak. Shot on 8mm film, the footage displays natural grain, soft focus, and the characteristic dark borders of Super 8, evoking a nostalgic, quiet moment in nature. The scene is calm and observational, showcasing wildlife in a suburban setting.

Licensing & Technical Details

Original Format: 8mm / Super 8 Home Movie
Shot details: Exterior
Resolution: 4K restored master (MP4)
License: Direct license: commercial and editorial use
Delivery: Instant Digital Download
Duration: 6s
Price: $149 USD
Clip ID: 127384092

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: 1964 Estimated (Based on visual or technical evidence.)
Date evidence: Catalog estimate based on source metadata and visual or technical evidence; no independent reel-level note corroborates it.
Location: Washington, United States Estimated (Based on visual or technical evidence.)
Location evidence: Catalog estimate based on source metadata and visual evidence such as signage, landmarks, or terrain; no independent reel-level note corroborates it.
Licensing route: Direct license available from Stockfilm

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Archive Intelligence

Archive brief fit: Useful 1960s 8mm nature cutaway for documentary, educational, or editorial sequences needing a quiet suburban wildlife moment.
Period detail: The frames show a robin on grass in home-movie color footage, with the 1964 Washington setting supported by clip metadata rather than visible landmarks.
Home-movie behavior: The footage has an unstaged backyard-observation feel, holding on the bird as it pauses, turns, and carries an insect through the lawn.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include a robin, orange breast, dark head, insect in beak, green grass, sunlit lawn, soft focus, and dark film borders.
Film character: The scan carries 8mm texture through visible grain, slight softness, uneven exposure, and contact-sheet borders that preserve the physical-film feel.
Edit role: An editor could use this as a nature insert, seasonal transition, suburban memory beat, or quiet cutaway between broader 1960s home-movie scenes.
Historical context: The clip reflects ordinary home-movie attention to nearby wildlife, showing a small outdoor moment rather than a public event or identifiable location.
Research note: No people, faces, logos, or private interiors are visible, but copyright status and any property or wildlife-use considerations should still be reviewed.
Research search match: Likely matches searches for 1964 Washington 8mm robin footage, home movie bird on grass, robin with insect, or vintage suburban wildlife cutaway.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with the same reel, then other 1964 Washington outdoor footage, then related 1960s home-movie wildlife or lawn scenes.

Still Frames From This Clip

1964 Washington 8mm frame showing a robin on a grassy lawn with an insect held in its beak. — A robin pauses on the lawn while holding a small insect.

Robin on a sunlit grassy lawn in Washington, 1964, facing the camera with a small insect in its beak. — The bird faces the camera from the grass, still carrying prey.

The robin turns slightly in profile on the lawn.

A robin turns away across the grassy lawn in a soft 1964 Washington 8mm frame. — The bird turns away, showing motion softness against the grass.

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