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BIRDS & THEIR YOUNG

Birds & Their Young (1940)

German documentary about birds and their young - sound version of UN 1777 A.

SANCTUARY

Sanctuary (1934)

Nice footage of the Mutton bird and the Bluefeather on Mutton island, off the coast of...

JUST BIRDS

Just Birds (1934)

All kinds of fowl seen at a huge bird show.

HOMEWARD BOUND

Homeward Bound (1934)

Pigeons being released from their cages only to return after a nice long flight.

A BERLIN IDYLL

A Berlin Idyll (1932)

Baby birds live in a nest built between the arms of a statue in a Berlin Park.

HOOTS MON

Hoots Mon (1934)

Nice story about Barn Owls with dubbed sound.

JUST PUZZLING!

Just Puzzling! (1934)

Emus and their chicks are seen walking about and bathing in a small pond.

 

 

THE POOL OF THE PENGUINS

The Pool Of The Penguins (1935)

Nice item about penguins.

THE MIGHTY ATOM!

The Mighty Atom! (1934)

The world's smallest airplane motor is assembled.

FLAMING YOUTH

Flaming Youth (1933)

Flamingos in Germany leave their enclosure and go into a building for winter!

THE BIRD FARMER!

The Bird Farmer! (1934)

Exotic birds seen at a 'Foreign Bird Farm' in Keston.

DR STORK AT HOME!

Dr Stork At Home! (1935)

Nice shots of stork on chimney top nests.

THE TINIEST SOUL IN FEATHERS

The Tiniest Soul In Feathers (1932)

Nice footage of a South American humming bird.

FEATHERED BEAUTIES

Feathered Beauties (1930-1939)

National Bird Show at Crystal Palace.

BIRD SHOW IN FLORENCE

Bird Show In Florence (1959)

Bird fair in Florence, Italy.

SPOONBILLS ARRIVE IN HOLLAND FOR NESTING

Spoonbills Arrive In Holland For Nesting (1960)

Birds return to Dutch coast to rear their young

CATCHING PHEASANTS FOR BREEDING & EXPORTATION

Catching Pheasants For Breeding & Exportation (1964)

Hungarians catch pheasants in nets to be used...

 PATHE GAZETTE TITLES

Pathe Gazette Titles (1944)

Pathe Gazette titles from the mid 1940s.

 PATHE NEWS TITLES

Pathe News Titles (1952)

Pathe News titles from the early 1950s.

 PATHE NEWS TITLES

Pathe News Titles (1962)

Pathe News titles from the early 1960s.

HAND PEDAL CYCLIST aka BICYCLE

Hand Pedal Cyclist AKA Bicycle (1956)

Disabled man rides a bike without using his legs.

COCKATOOS

Cockatoos (1938)

Trained cockatoos perform their routine in Australia.

THE WORLD'S PERFECT AUDIENCE

The World's Perfect Audience (1934)

A Kookaburra bird sings in an Australian garden.

BIRD SANCTUARY

Bird Sanctuary (1940)

Kookaburras in a wild bird sanctuary feed from the hands of farmers who work the...

NEST ON GOLF BALL issue title - WHAT THE DICKENS

Nest On Golf Ball Issue Title - What The Dickens (1939-1940)

Footage of a Skylarks nest found in the...

BIRD SANCTUARY aka GRUB UP!

Bird Sanctuary AKA Grub Up! (1955)

Thousands of birds turn up twice a day to be fed by hand in bird...

CAGE BIRD EXHIBITION

Cage Bird Exhibition (1967)

Cage bird show at Alexandra Palace.

ARMER HANSI - CANARY CARTOON

Armer Hansi - Canary Cartoon (1940-1949)

Brilliant cartoon telling story of a day's freedom of a canary.

BIRD HOSPITAL IN HAARLEM

Bird Hospital In Haarlem (1963)

Small birds hospital in Haarlem, Holland.

BACK THE ATTACK!  aka PIGEONS FLY OFF

Back The Attack! AKA Pigeons Fly Off (1940-1949)

Pigeons are used to send messages to Australian towns...

STORK MOTHER

Stork Mother (1963)

A mother keeps Spanish storks as pets in her garden.

PLENTY OF

Plenty Of "Pull" (1932)

A goldfinch pulls on strings to get food and water into his cage.

JUST PETS

Just Pets (1933)

Children are entertained small performing birds.

THE HOME OF THE TERN

The Home Of The Tern (1934)

Tern and the Booby nest in the heliotrope trees of Palmyra, Hawaii.

EXPLOSION IN DURHAM

Explosion In Durham (1938)

Scenes of damage caused by exploding oxygen cylinders at a factory in...

BILL BROWN BUYS A CAR

Bill Brown Buys A Car (1946)

People buy dilapidated cars and do them up. Great Missenden, Berkshire.

BILL BROWN BUYS A CAR

Bill Brown Buys A Car (1946)

People buy dilapidated cars and do them up. Great Missenden, Berkshire.

BIRD CHAMPIONS' SHOW aka 5,000 BIRDS SING AT LONDON SHOW

Bird Champions' Show AKA 5,000 Birds Sing At London Show (1949)

Thousands of Cage Birds are...

PUSS - PUSS!

Puss - Puss! (1934)

Cats and kittens looking cute and staring at mice and birds.

THE SEABIRDS' HOME

The Seabirds' Home (1935)

Good footage of seabirds who make their home on the rugged Scottish isle of...

PARKING PROBLEM

Parking Problem (1957)

Dutch starlings find themselves with hardly an inch of branch to stand on.

HORSE AND CHICKS issue title HORSE SENSE

Horse And Chicks Issue Title Horse Sense (1937)

A horse makes friends with three little chickens who...

ALSATIAN AND BIRD

Alsatian And Bird (1937)

Alsatian befriends a bird.

BUDGIE issue title is PETS AND POTS

Budgie Issue Title Is Pets And Pots (1940)

Talking budgerigar in Sydney, Australia.

GULLS EGGS

Gulls Eggs (1941)

Gulls eggs are collected off the coast of Cumberland during the egg shortage.

TAME SPARROW

Tame Sparrow (1955)

A sparrow decides he prefers home life to the streets.

HOLLAND - HELP FOR WILD LIFE aka BIRD HOSPITALS HELP OIL POLLUTION VICTIMS

Holland - Help For Wild Life AKA Bird Hospitals Help Oil Pollution Victims (1968)

Wild life...

ARMER HANSI - CANARY CARTOON

Armer Hansi - Canary Cartoon (1940-1949)

Brilliant cartoon telling story of a day's freedom of a canary.

BIRDS NEST BUILDING

Birds Nest Building (1930)

UFA nature documentary showing birds building nests.

BIRD SHOW IN BUDAPEST

Bird Show In Budapest (1965)

Prize birds on show (canaries, nymph parrots, rose parrots).