Goldfinch
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Beautiful unedited footage of close up observation of a nest of four Goldfinch birds growing from egg to young adult. The mother and father Goldfinches feed the babies and warm the nest. There are shots of the tower built around the tree for filming and shots of a young boy holding and feeding birds with an eyedropper. Shot by Central Cinematographers film club member Margaret Conneely.
Credits
Margaret Conneely (filmmaker)
Complete catalog record
Date: circa 1941
Cfa collection: Margaret Conneely Collection
Subjects: Birds
Places: North America > United States > Illinois > Chicago
Language: English
Shot log: 00:00 - FA four young yellow Goldfinches in a row fed by an adult, Var shots eggs in a nest, CU mother bird feeds a newborn baby in nest with eggs, one adult brings food to bird sitting on nest who then feeds baby; 04:15 - Goldfinch drinking from birdbath, CU all babies have hatched in nest, mouths open, father brings food to mother warming nest, feeding; 08:42 - babies growing dark feathers, getting bigger , feeding; 10:51 - MLS nest in trees, MLS man in tower built around tree to film the nest, backyard of a house; 11:16 - ECU stick poking at babies, CU father feeding babies in nest, growing to be full sized; 13:08 - FA babies are out of nest in a row on a branch, feathers turning gold, adults fly in to feed them; 15:13 - MLS tree in front of white house, young birds being fed in nest, ECU PAN birds on branch; 16:43-18:32 - young boy sitting in chair outside holding young birds in hands, birds climb all over him, he feeds them with an eyedropper
Cfa elements: 665 feet
Cfa records: https://collections.chicagofilmarchives.org/Detail/objects/2660
Cfa collection: Margaret Conneely Collection
Subjects: Birds
Places: North America > United States > Illinois > Chicago
Language: English
Shot log: 00:00 - FA four young yellow Goldfinches in a row fed by an adult, Var shots eggs in a nest, CU mother bird feeds a newborn baby in nest with eggs, one adult brings food to bird sitting on nest who then feeds baby; 04:15 - Goldfinch drinking from birdbath, CU all babies have hatched in nest, mouths open, father brings food to mother warming nest, feeding; 08:42 - babies growing dark feathers, getting bigger , feeding; 10:51 - MLS nest in trees, MLS man in tower built around tree to film the nest, backyard of a house; 11:16 - ECU stick poking at babies, CU father feeding babies in nest, growing to be full sized; 13:08 - FA babies are out of nest in a row on a branch, feathers turning gold, adults fly in to feed them; 15:13 - MLS tree in front of white house, young birds being fed in nest, ECU PAN birds on branch; 16:43-18:32 - young boy sitting in chair outside holding young birds in hands, birds climb all over him, he feeds them with an eyedropper
Cfa elements: 665 feet
Cfa records: https://collections.chicagofilmarchives.org/Detail/objects/2660
Sources
- Chicago Film Archives · record ↗ — title, year, creator, length, format, color, sound, genre, description, credits, catalog record, video
Record added 2026-11-08 21:25:06