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South Africa-1969: A Large Bird Flying In The Open Air Descends To The Ground

  • Year1969
  • Decade1960s
  • LocationSouth Africa
  • Duration6s
  • Price$149 USD
  • Collection1969 South Africa
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A Large Bird Flying In The Open Air Descends To The Ground — Clip Details

Shot on 8mm film in 1969, this vintage home movie captures a large bird of prey soaring through a dramatic purple-tinged sky over South Africa. The bird, seen in silhouette against the cloudy backdrop, glides with powerful wingspan before descending toward a grassy hillside. The footage exhibits classic Super 8 grain and color shifts, evoking a nostalgic, archival feel. This raw, unedited clip offers authentic wildlife footage ideal for documentaries, historical projects, or retro-themed content.

Licensing & Technical Details

Original Format
8mm / Super 8 Home Movie
Shot details
Aerial
Resolution
4K Digitally Restored
License
Royalty-Free Direct from Stockfilm
Delivery
Instant Digital Download
Duration
6s
Price
$149 USD
Clip ID
127577638

Rights & Clearance

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 (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
South Africa 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

Confidence labels are defined on Archive Integrity. Fields without a recorded value are shown as not recorded rather than assumed.

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Topics & Keywords

  • sky
  • blue
  • clouds
  • natural
  • wingspan
  • maneuver
  • wild
  • animal
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  • bird
  • flying
  • open
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  • descends
  • ground
  • capture
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  • sight
  • animals
  • wildlife
  • SOUTH africa
  • 1969
  • 1969 wildlife footage
  • South Africa bird flight
  • vintage 8mm film
  • Super 8 home movie
  • large bird of prey
  • flying bird silhouette
  • purple sky clouds
  • archival wildlife clip
  • retro nature footage
  • 1960s home movie
  • aerial bird maneuver
  • classic film footage
  • vintage animal footage
  • 8mm bird in flight
  • South African wildlife
  • old film grain
  • historical nature clip
  • documentary wildlife
  • nostalgic bird footage
  • vintage aerial shot

Archive Intelligence

Archive brief fit
1960s South Africa 8mm wildlife footage suited to documentary inserts, archive research, museum interpretation, or editorial sequences needing a bird of prey in flight.

Still Frames From This Clip

Blurred large bird crossing a purple-tinted sky within dark film-frame borders.

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