A barn swallow (Hirundo rustica) sitting on a wire against the blue sky and flying away. Filmed in Austwick, Yorkshire Dales, UK.

A HOME OWNER IN CALIFORNIA COULD BE FACING HEFTY FINES AFTER KNOCKING DOWN SWALLOW NESTS THAT WERE BUILT ON HIS HOME.

A ROYAL GOOD TIME

ORIG. COLOR 700 SOF. MAG. MS ARCH IN AN OLD MISSION. SHOTS OF A FEW SWALLOWS RETURNING TO THEIR NESTS FROM THEIR TRIP SOUTH. SOUND OF CHURCHBELLS ANNOUNCING THE ARRIVAL OF THE BIRDS. FOR SOME REASON ONLY A FEW RETURNED THIS YEAR, AND THE REST OF THE SWARM STAYED AWAY. TOURISTS GATHERED TO WATCH FOR THEIR ARRIVAL. MORE SHOTS OF MISSION GROUNDS. DOVES ON MISSION WALLS. CU SWALLOW'S NESTS ON THE WALLS. VS'S OF DOVES SITTING ON CHILDREN'S HANDS, HEADS AS THEY ARE FED. GROUND TO AIR SHOT OF A FLOCK OF SCOUTING SWALLOWS FLYING OVER MISSION WALL. SWALLOWS AGAINST A CLEAR BLUE SKY. BEAUTIFUL SHOTS OF CHURCH BELLS IN TOWER, RED FLOWERS IN FOREGROUND, DEEP BLUE SKY IN BACKGROUND. CUT STORY-PIERS ANDERTON STANDUPPER. CI: GEOGRAPHIC - CALIFORNIA, SAN JUAN, CAPISTRANO. ANIMALS - BIRDS- SWALLOWS. ANIMALS - BIRDS- DOVES. BUILDINGS - RELIGIOUS- MISSIONS. GEOLOGY - FLOWERS.

SWALLOWS FLYING

SS Flying Enterprise sinks

00:00:00:00 [Swarms of swallows in trees. (good NAT sound of birds)]--VS swarm of swallows flying over treee (0:00)/

MS of swallow tending its nest built on spotlight on overhang of house, ZOOM IN to CU (0:45). CS of swallow perched on gutter (0:37). CS of tree swallow perched on wire, preening, it takes off (1:45). CU of swallow in nest (0:55). CU of swallow perched on wire, it flies away (0:13). ECUs of swallow in nest (1:07).

Birds, cardinal, yellow warbler, swallow with stick, building nest, quail in snow, cardinal, feeder in snow, sparrows in snow, 02:15:40 monarch butterfly on flower, caterpillar going into cocoon stage, monarch butterfly hatching from cocoon, monarch butterfly on plant, monarch butterfly flying across blue sky, rabbit, warbler singing, quail and young, quail eats insect - June bug; SPECIES: CAPE MAY WARBLER, CARDINAL, YELLOW WARBLER, BROWN THRASHER, ROUGH WINGED SPARROW, PARULA WARBLER, YELLOW WARBLER, BLUE-GRAY GNATCATCHER, DEER - YOUNG BUCK, QUAIL, CARDINAL, SONG AND TREE SPARROW, SWALLOWTAIL BUTTERFLY, MONARCH BUTTERFLY, COTTONTAIL, RED-BELLIED WOODPECKER, PRAIRIE WARBLER SINGING, QUAIL CHICKS AND HEN

The US Western Plains farms thrive again after Dust Bowl following snows and rain in 1937

00:00:00:00 CU bird :03/ pan EXT Mission/ LS birds in the sky/ people watch/ CU bird/ LS birds flying (0:00)/

CLIFF SWALLOWS, FLOCKS FLYING

Sunrise over sea horizon Mild waves lapping on beach sand Wind blowing over beach sand Tall grass swaying in breeze Girl and boy emerges from tall grass and exits opposite sides of view frame Boy crouching in tall grass Girl makes summoning motion to boy and kneels on beach sand behind tall grass Boy runs through tall grass towards right bottom of view frame Girl stoops over nest of eggs on beach sand Boy kneels beside girl and nest of eggs CU hand points at four speckled sandpiper eggs Sandpiper strutting on beach Sandpiper trying to pick up something to eat Boy and girl staring at sky Pelican flying over sea and diving into water to catch fish CU pelican trying to swallow fish Several seagulls flying Seagulls land on beach Seagulls hopping and flying on beach Boy and girl staring at sky while hands shade eyes, then boy points, and both run across screen Seaman gazes at sea with telescope while kids run towards him, then man greets them heartily Man points at ship while kids watch Man lends telescope to girl POV through telescope looking at freighter ship Man and girl with telescope Girl hands back telescope and man points to lighthouse Top portion of lighthouse Kids board rowboat on sand and pick up oars CU oar raking sand Man explaining something to kids in boat CU boy's face Kids hop out of boat and girl finds something on beach CU hands holding up fan shell CU spiral shell Kids picking up shells CU different collected shells Kids and man seated around collected shells CU hand pointing to different kinds of shells Man and kids get up and walk towards the water Man and girl sit down to remove shoes while boy wades into water alone, then man and girl joins boy CU shell in water Man picks up shell CU hand holding big shell with invertebrate inside CU starfish in water CU hand holding clam Group walks out of water, man puts clam on sand, boy crouches over clam while man and girl put shoes on Boy plays with clam Boy finds horseshoe crab CU horseshoe crab. Hand flips it over and it twitches Man picks up seaweed Girl excitedly points at something Pier with fishing boats moored on dock Fish being unloaded onto dock from boat Bucket of shrimps Fisherman showing sea bass to kids, then wraps fish in newspaper and sells it to boy Man and kids walk back on beach CU opened clam with invertebrate inside Kids run into rowboat now floating on tide Man pointing at lashing waves while girl watches

03/20/74 C0044691 - COLOR CAPISTRANO, CALIFORNIA A 175 YR OLD TRADITION FULFILLED WHEN SWALLOWS FLY FROM ARGENTINA TO SAN JUAN CAPISTRANO CALIFORNIA 30,000 OR MORE USED TO MAKE THE LONG MIGRATION BUT ONLY ABOUT 150 COUNTED THIS YEAR F CUT STORY: "SWALLOWS" SHOWS: SEV SCENES AT MISSION PEOPLE FEW SWALLOWS: MARIACHI BAND PLAYS "WHEN THE SWALLOWS COME BACK TO CAPISTRANO SOF: (SHOT 3/74 54FT) CALIFORNIA - CAPISTRANO MISSIONS - CALIFORNIA - CAPISTRANO FESTIVALS - CALIFORNIA - CAPISTRANO BIRDS - SWALLOWS BANDS - MARIACHI XX / 54 FT / 16 MM / COLOR / ORIG / A&C 250 FT / 16 MM / COLOR / ORIG / CUTS

LAMLS of mud nests of cliff swallows on overhang of two story building, CSs of birds inside nests, shots of them flying in and out.

Barn Swallows (Hirundo rustica) in a tree in Ambleside, Lake District, UK.

PETRIFIED MATERIAL

A FESTIVAL FOR THE RETURN OF THE SWALLOWS IN CALIFORNIA. OOD MARAICHI BAND FILE. MEXICAN FESTIVAL FILE OR B-ROLL.

OSTRICH

ISSUE_NO = 954 NO_OF_ITEMS = 7 ITEM_NO = 2 DESCRIPTION : The Society of British Aircraft Constructors recently opened their exhibition and flying display at Radlett aerodrome. CARD_FILE = 49136 CARD_TITLE : AIR DISPLAY AT RADLETT SHOT_LIST : KS Pan of planes - all types - on ground, train passing in background. Various shots of crowds seated on aerodrome. Cut ins of types of foreigners, American GI, Chinese officer and other foreigners. Squadron leader Cunningham, Squadron Leader Humble and Squadron Leader Blyth talking (silent), with Swallow jet in background. SCU Dick (Richard) Blyth climbs into cockpit and CU of him seated in same. Various shots of DH 108 Swallow performing above the crowds, diving, climbing etc. Grounded Lincoln-Theseus, takes off and in flight. Lancastrian Ghost flies over camera. INDEX : Air Force Officers and men, Aviation - Airfields, Names and Types, Exhibitions, Mankind, Personalities, Railways, Towns and Cities MATERIAL : NEG - CAN 9438 CUT POS - CAN 9639 FG DUPE POS - CAN 9440 DUPE - CAN 01026 CRAIGS NEG CUTS - CAN 9431 LENGTH_SHOT = 764 DATE_SUBD = 09/11/1947