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Wild Fowl In Slow Motion (1947)

1947 · Ephemeral film · 6 min

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00: Fowl flying in air Duck with babies swimming in water Mallard ducks floating over waves Duck dunks head into water Bird flying - shot from below - large widespread wings flapping MLS ducks on water Duck flying out of water, over field duck in water VS/duck taking off from water - its legs kicking water surface Duck flying in air Duck making running start on land & rising into air Duck flapping wings, duck in air, ducks (3) in air Ducks on water, dunking head 2:17 Duck taking off from water Duck flying over land 2 ducks fighting - flying into air - a few inches above water with beaks intertwined 2 ducks flying off of water - wings flapping MLS flock of ducks flying above water Duck taking a running start on water and flying off VS/bird flying 4:13 Canadian Goose sitting on nest in reeds Canada Goose flying nest of fuzzy goslings Canada Goose flying 2 Canada Geese flying just a couple of feet above water 5:40 Snow Goose flying just above water Shot of large flock of Snow Geese flying towards camera VS/flying Snow Goose against sky THE END

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6 minutes
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Prelinger Archives

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★★★★ · Not a gun in sight! · Spuzz · 2022-09-18

Despite it's boring classroom title, for some odd reason, I really enjoyed this! Yes, you have birds, yes they are in slow motion, the photography is sharp, and the narration, mixed in with the music all provide a lovely balance while watching this, so this was a nice watch! Reccomended!

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