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Butterfly Sleeping on a Stem (Colorado, 2019)

18s HD 1080p 29.97fps Wildlife Colorado, United States 2019
No people visible. No identifiable people are visible in this clip. Commercial clearance still depends on the final use and any property shown.

About this clip

The soft focus and natural grain of the footage evoke a nostalgic, cinematic feel, capturing the delicate texture of the butterfly's wings and surrounding greenery. This serene moment highlights the quiet beauty of nature, with rich foliage and subtle movement in the breeze. Ideal for nature documentaries, environmental content, or nostalgic visual storytelling.

Clip Intelligence

Production use
Fits nature documentaries, environmental brand campaigns, and Colorado wildlife reels where editors need a slow-motion butterfly closeup over dense summer foliage, with no people or branding in frame.
Edit role
The first 12 seconds of unoccupied foliage can serve as a transitional texture or background beat, while the final 8 seconds showing the butterfly at rest work as a contemplative cutaway or natural closer.
Visual details
Bright green broadleaf foliage fills the entire frame throughout, with small scattered red flowers or berries in the background; a large dark-winged butterfly with open wings rests on the leaves from approximately 0:12 onward, and no people are visible.
Shot mechanics
Ground-level static closeup framed tight on a dense layer of broadleaf foliage, with foreground and background vegetation occupying the full frame; no camera movement is evident across the frames, and the composition is consistent throughout.

Tags

naturegreenplanttreecloseupbackgroundnaturalwateroutdoorsleafforestgraingardenfloraflowertexturebutterfly closeupColorado nature footageslow motion butterflynature documentary clip

Shot slate

Resolution
1920 × 1080
Frame rate
29.97 fps
Duration
18s
Codec
H.264 MP4
File size
31 MB
Location
Colorado, United States
Year filmed
2019
Published
Oct 2019

Still Frames From This Clip

4 frames exported from the 4K master of this clip, in timeline order. The licensed download is the full-motion master, not these stills.

Dense green broadleaf foliage fills the full frame at the clip's opening, with small red flowers or berries scattered in the background; no people visible, Colorado outdoor setting.
The clip opens on a wall of bright green vegetation, establishing the natural setting before the butterfly appears. (0:00)
Green broadleaf foliage fills the frame at 0:01 in this Colorado outdoor clip, with small red flowers or berries visible in the background; no people visible.
The foliage texture continues to fill the frame in the clip's opening seconds. (0:01)
Dense layered green foliage fills the frame at 0:02 with small scattered red flowers or berries; no people visible, Colorado outdoor setting.
The lush green backdrop remains consistent as the clip builds toward the butterfly's arrival. (0:02)
Broadleaf green plants fill the full frame at 0:03 in this Colorado outdoor clip, with small red flowers or berries scattered throughout; no people visible.
The foliage layer remains the dominant visual element, providing depth and botanical texture. (0:03)

License this clip royalty-free for $79 (Standard: all media, worldwide, perpetual, up to 1M views) or $199 (Extended: unlimited distribution, broadcast TV, theatrical). Instant download of the HD 1080p master with a license PDF, direct from filmmaker Phil Maher.