Kenya-1969: Bird Walking Away Behind Tree in Sunlit Dry 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.

$149 · CommercialDirect license: commercial and editorial use

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

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Bird Walking Away Behind Tree in Sunlit Dry Grass — Clip Details

KENYA-1969: A vintage 8mm film clip captures a dry, sun-drenched savanna landscape with scattered acacia trees and yellowed grass. A large bird, possibly a stork or marabou, is seen walking away from the camera, partially obscured by a tree trunk. The footage exhibits classic Super 8 grain, slight motion blur, and natural film imperfections, conveying a candid, archival feel of wildlife in its natural habitat. The scene is bathed in bright sunlight, with the camera remaining relatively steady, offering a nostalgic glimpse of East African wildlife from the late 1960s.

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: 127569525

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

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: Useful for documentary or museum edits needing 1960s Kenya home-movie wildlife atmosphere in a dry savanna setting.
Period detail: The 8mm color, soft focus, and stated 1969 Kenya metadata support a late-1960s travel-film view rather than a contemporary wildlife record.
Home-movie behavior: The clip has an unstaged traveler perspective, observing a distant bird through trees without controlled wildlife filming or close access.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include yellow dry grass, scattered trees, brush, a dark tree trunk, sunlit scrub, and a large bird partly hidden in one frame.
Film character: The footage shows 8mm grain, mild blur, uneven exposure, and soft telephoto framing that read as physical home-movie texture.
Edit role: An editor could use it as a brief wildlife cutaway, travel-memory insert, or quiet transition within East Africa or safari-related sequences.
Historical context: The scene may show a tourist-era record of Kenyan wildlife habitat, limited to what is visible: dry grassland, trees, and a distant bird.
Research note: No people, logos, or private property are visible, but species identification and copyright status should be reviewed separately before use.
Research search match: Matches searches for 1969 Kenya 8mm wildlife footage, vintage savanna bird, home movie safari landscape, and East African dry grassland cutaway.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with same-reel Kenya travel footage, then other 1969 Kenya material, then broader vintage wildlife or dry savanna home movies.

Still Frames From This Clip

1969 Kenya 8mm frame showing sunlit dry grass, scattered trees, and brush behind a dark foreground trunk. — Sunlit dry grassland and trees seen through a dark foreground trunk.

1969 Kenya 8mm frame with dry grassland, leafy trees, brush, and a dark vertical trunk obscuring part of the view. — A dry savanna view is partially obscured by a dark tree trunk.

1969 Kenya 8mm frame showing a large dark bird walking away across dry grass near trees and branches. — A large bird walks away through the dry grass near scattered trees.

1969 Kenya 8mm frame of sunlit dry grass, trees, and brush, with a dark trunk dividing the scene. — Trees and dry grass fill the frame as the bird moves out of clear view.

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