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HIDDEN LAKE COLORADO-2014: Birds Flocking To A Large Plot Of Water

6s 4K UHD 29.97fps Hidden Lake, Colorado, United States 2014
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About this clip

Shot on home video in 2014, this clip captures a flock of birds gathering at a large body of water in Hidden Lake, Colorado. The birds fly in coordinated patterns, creating a dynamic natural scene against the open landscape. Filmed in a candid, amateur style, the footage offers a peaceful glimpse into wildlife behavior in a remote setting. The natural lighting and movement convey a sense of calm and wonder, making it ideal for nature documentaries, environmental content, or nostalgic storytelling.

Clip Intelligence

Production use
Useful for wildlife documentaries, environmental pieces, Colorado nature edits, agency mood reels, or social cuts needing birds gathering on winter water in a remote-feeling landscape.
Edit role
The short runtime works as a cutaway, transition, or natural texture beat between broader snow landscape shots and closer wildlife behavior moments.
Visual details
Ducks or water birds gather and fly over pale open water, with snow-covered bank grasses in the foreground, a low rock line across the midground, bright sun reflection on the ice-edged surface, and no visible people.

Tags

bird migration patternscold temperaturesaviation movementbirds in the wild environmentanimals in their habitatbirds flyingbirdsflockinglargeplotwaternaturehidden lake colorado C2014romanceamateurb-rollmodernpretty

Shot slate

Resolution
3840 × 2160
Frame rate
29.97 fps
Duration
6s
Codec
H.264 MP4
File size
40 MB
Location
Hidden Lake, Colorado, United States
Year filmed
2014
Published
Dec 2014

Still Frames From This Clip

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

Birds sit on partially icy water at Hidden Lake, Colorado, with snowy shoreline reeds in the foreground, a rock line beyond them, bright reflected light on the surface, and no visible people.
This opening frame shows the winter shoreline context and the birds already gathered on the water. (0:00)
A similar Hidden Lake, Colorado view holds on birds scattered across the water, with foreground brush and snow framing a bright oval of sunlight on the cold surface, and no visible people.
This frame maintains the wide wildlife cutaway as the birds remain spread across the lake edge. (0:01)
Water birds near a snowy bank with reeds and reflected sun on the lake.

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 4K download with a license PDF, direct from filmmaker Phil Maher.