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HIDDEN LAKE COLORADO-2014: Wild Fowl Gathering On Water

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

A serene 2014 home movie clip captures a gathering of wild fowl on calm waters at Hidden Lake Colorado. Ducks and seabirds float peacefully, their reflections shimmering on the surface. This vintage footage offers a nostalgic glimpse into nature’s quiet moments. The natural sounds and gentle movement evoke calm and wonder, perfect for documentaries, nature montages, or ambient background scenes. This authentic home movie style clip brings a sense of tranquility and connection to the wild.

Clip Intelligence

Production use
Useful for nature documentaries, Colorado travel edits, agency mood reels, or social cuts needing winter waterfowl gathered on a partly icy lake surface.
Edit role
The 8-second clip works as a quiet cutaway, transition beat, or ambient insert between broader snow landscape shots and closer wildlife moments.
Visual details
Dozens of dark waterfowl float on reflective water near snow-covered reeds, with a line of rocks or ice along the far edge, pale low light, muted winter color, and no visible people.

Tags

wildlifebirdsfowlaquaticducksseabirdslakeseawildgatheringwaternaturehidden lake colorado C20144kfootageemotionnewinspiration

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.

Waterfowl float near a snow-edged shoreline at Hidden Lake Colorado, with dry reeds in the foreground, pale reflected light on the water, and no visible people.
Opening frame shows the lake surface crowded with waterfowl beyond snow-dusted shoreline plants. (0:00)
A dense group of waterfowl sits across the midground at Hidden Lake Colorado while thin bare stems and snow-covered grasses fill the lower frame, with no visible people.
This moment emphasizes the number of birds gathered on the quiet winter water. (0:01)
Birds float near bright reflected light and a far line of rocks or ice.

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