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South Africa-1969: Birds Taking Flight From A Beautiful Field To In The

  • Year1969
  • Decade1960s
  • LocationSouth Africa
  • Duration5s
  • Price$149 USD
  • Collection1969 South Africa
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Birds Taking Flight From A Beautiful Field To In The — Clip Details

Shot on 8mm film in 1969, this vintage home movie captures a bird taking flight from a grassy field in South Africa. The sequence begins with the bird on the ground, then lifts into the air against a pale blue sky, its wings spread wide. The footage exhibits classic Super 8 grain, slight motion blur, and a nostalgic, handheld feel. The natural setting and candid wildlife moment evoke a sense of quiet observation from a bygone era.

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
5s
Price
$149 USD
Clip ID
127577659

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

  • birds
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  • animals
  • wildlife
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  • Super 8 wildlife
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  • grassy field flight
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  • South African nature
  • old film bird
  • 1960s home movie
  • bird taking off
  • aerial wildlife
  • vintage nature footage
  • 8mm film grain
  • nostalgic bird clip
  • historical wildlife
  • documentary bird footage

Archive Intelligence

Archive brief fit
Useful for 1960s South Africa wildlife or landscape edits needing brief 8mm home-movie footage of a bird lifting from open grassland into sky.

Still Frames From This Clip

Bird standing or moving in a grassy hillside field.

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