Nigeria-1969: Flock of Turkeys Foraging in Tall Grass

$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
LocationNigeria
Duration6s
Price$149 USD
Collection1969 Nigeria

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Flock of Turkeys Foraging in Tall Grass — Clip Details

Shot on 8mm film in 1969, this vintage home movie captures a flock of turkeys moving through tall green grass in Nigeria. The birds, with their distinctive blue and red heads, forage and walk slowly through the natural landscape, partially obscured by the dense vegetation. The footage exhibits classic Super 8 grain, slight motion blur, and warm, faded colors typical of archival 1960s home movies. This authentic slice of rural life offers a nostalgic glimpse into African wildlife and everyday farm scenes from the era.

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: 127564414

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: Nigeria 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 1960s documentary or educational edits needing rural Nigeria home-movie footage of domestic birds moving through vegetation.
Period detail: The clip may show late-1960s rural or farm surroundings, with no visible buildings, vehicles, clothing, or signage to further date the scene beyond the supplied 1969 metadata.
Home-movie behavior: The footage has an unstaged observer's view, watching turkeys forage at a distance through tall grass rather than arranging the animals for camera.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include several turkeys, tall green grass, blue and red bird heads, soft focus, dark frame edges, and a divided contact-sheet layout.
Film character: The 8mm scan shows soft grain, faded green-brown color, handheld framing, slight blur, and exposure variation that read as physical home-movie texture.
Edit role: An editor could use this as a short cutaway, rural nature insert, farm-life transition, or quiet memory beat within a broader Nigeria or 1960s home-movie sequence.
Historical context: The scene documents domestic birds moving through dense vegetation, offering visual context for everyday rural animal life without making claims about ownership or place specifics.
Research note: No people, faces, logos, or private property are visible, but users should still confirm copyright status and any location-sensitive context before publication.
Research search match: Matches searches for 1969 Nigeria 8mm home movie turkeys, rural African farm animals, vintage birds foraging, and archival domestic wildlife footage.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with other shots from the same reel, then Nigeria 1969 material, then broader rural farm-animal or birds-foraging archive clips.

Still Frames From This Clip

Turkeys with blue and red heads move through tall grass in Nigeria, 1969 home-movie footage. — Turkeys forage through dense grass, partly obscured by vegetation.

A small group of turkeys appears among tall vegetation in Nigeria, filmed on 8mm in 1969. — A group of turkeys remains visible above the grass as they move slowly.

Tall grass fills the frame as a turkey is partly visible during the 1969 Nigeria home-movie shot. — One turkey is mostly hidden by grass as the camera holds on the vegetation.

Several turkeys are scattered in tall grass in a 1969 Nigeria 8mm home-movie frame. — Turkeys appear in separate positions across the grass, with heads visible above the vegetation.

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