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Brown Butterfly Resting on a Tree Branch (Colorado, 2019)

25s 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

A serene close-up of a brown butterfly resting on a tree branch in a lush Colorado forest. The butterfly remains still as sunlight filters through the green canopy, highlighting its intricate wing patterns. This tranquil outdoor scene evokes a sense of calm and connection to the natural world, perfect for nature documentaries, environmental content, or nostalgic nature montages.

Clip Intelligence

Production use
Suits wildlife documentaries, nature-focused brand films, environmental campaigns, and Colorado wilderness segments where a sustained close-up of a resting butterfly is needed as B-roll or interstitial footage.
Edit role
At 25 seconds, this clip works as a sustained cutaway or voice-over hold, giving editors ample room to run narration or ambient sound over a single held nature composition without a hard cut.
Visual details
A large butterfly with prominent circular eyespot markings on its brown underwings rests on dark, textured tree bark, with red flowering plants visible at the upper frame edge and soft-focus green forest foliage filling the background; no people are visible.
Shot mechanics
Ground-level close-up composition with the butterfly and bark occupying the central frame, green foliage in soft focus behind, and red plant elements at the upper edge; frames show a static or nearly static camera despite the drone filename hint, which the footage does not support visually.

Tags

naturetreewatergreenoutdoorsforestbeautifulcloseupnaturalbirdtropicalplantparkwildlifeenvironmentbutterfly closeupnature footageColorado forestwildlife clipoutdoor scene

Shot slate

Resolution
1920 × 1080
Frame rate
29.97 fps
Duration
25s
Codec
H.264 MP4
File size
42 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.

Brown butterfly with large circular eyespot wing markings at rest on dark tree bark in a Colorado forest, red flowering plants at upper left edge, out-of-focus green foliage behind; no visible people.
The clip opens on a brown butterfly with prominent eyespot markings settled onto bark, with red plants and green canopy framing the scene. (0:00)
Brown butterfly with concentric-circle eyespot markings resting still on textured dark bark in a Colorado forest setting, red plant element at frame edge and soft-focus green foliage behind; no visible people.
One second in, the butterfly remains motionless on the bark, its eyespot markings clearly defined against the dark surface. (0:01)
Brown butterfly with bold circular eyespot wing markings resting on dark tree bark in a Colorado forest, red-leafed or flowering plant at upper left, green canopy out of focus; no visible people.
The butterfly holds position, with the red plant element adding color contrast against the dark bark and green background. (0:02)
Brown butterfly with large concentric eyespot on bark, red element left, green foliage behind.

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