Kenya-1969: Flock of Birds in Dry Grassland

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Year1969
Decade1960s
LocationKenya
Duration6s
Price$149 USD

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$149 USD flat · royalty-free worldwide · 4K restored master (MP4)

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Flock of Birds in Dry Grassland — Clip Details

KENYA-1969: A flock of birds, likely vultures, gathers in a dry, sun-drenched grassland dotted with scattered trees and shrubs. Shot on 8mm film, the footage captures the arid savanna environment with natural, unfiltered colors and visible film grain. The birds move slowly across the landscape, foraging on the ground under a bright sky. This authentic home movie clip offers a glimpse into East African wildlife and the harsh beauty of the dry season, evoking a sense of historical observation and natural survival.

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: 127569465

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: Kenya 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 requests needing 1960s East African wildlife footage, especially documentary cutaways of birds in a dry savanna setting.
Period detail: The 8mm home-movie look, color response, and 1969 Kenya metadata support a late-1960s travel or wildlife record, with no visible modern objects in frame.
Home-movie behavior: The clip has an observational visitor-shot quality, holding on distant birds moving through scrub and grass without staged action or narration.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include dry yellow grass, scattered shrubs, a central tree, fallen branches, dark ground birds, bright sky, and soft film-frame edges.
Film character: The footage shows visible 8mm grain, soft focus, high daylight contrast, and slight handheld instability that mark it as scanned physical film.
Edit role: Editors could use it as a wildlife insert, environmental cutaway, transition into dry-season habitat, or quiet observational beat.
Historical context: The scene documents birds in an arid Kenyan grassland landscape, offering visual context for wildlife observation without identifying a specific reserve or event.
Research note: No people, logos, or private property are visible, but species, exact location, copyright status, and any collection restrictions should be verified before use.
Research search match: Matches searches for 1969 Kenya 8mm wildlife footage, vultures in dry grassland, East African savanna birds, and archival home movie nature cutaways.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent shots from the same reel, then other 1969 Kenya material, then broader East African wildlife or dry grassland habitat footage.

Still Frames From This Clip

1969 Kenya 8mm frame showing dark birds in dry grassland beside a small tree, shrubs, and fallen branches under bright sun. — Birds gather in dry grass near scattered trees and deadwood.

Archival 8mm frame from Kenya showing birds spread across sunlit dry grassland with a tree, shrubs, and fallen limbs. — Several birds move across the open grass around a small tree.

1969 Kenya home-movie frame with birds in a dry savanna-like clearing, framed by a tree, shrubs, and pale dead branches. — Birds forage close to a tree and fallen branches in dry grass.

Kenya 1969 8mm frame showing a loose group of dark birds in dry grassland, with a tree, shrubs, and scattered deadwood. — A loose flock crosses the dry grass beneath a small tree.

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