| THE ROBBER CROW - A BIRD DRAMA IN HIGH LIFE Boy and Dad Shoot Robber Crows | ||
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| Tape Master: | 6721 | |
| Catalog #: | 373298 | |
| Clip Number: | 373298-1 | |
| Orginal Film: | EP 68 | |
| Timecode: | 01:15:40 - 01:17:59 | |
| Location: | United States | |
| Year Shot: | 1920 (Estimated Year) | |
| Audio: | No | |
| Color: | No | |
| Headings: | ANIMALS/BIRDS: Crow HUNTING: Birds LOCATIONS/NORTH AMERICA: USA | |
| Description: | THE ROBBER CROW - A BIRD DRAMA IN HIGH LIFE A fake owl and a crow call are used by a man who wants to attract crows then shoot them! CU crow perched on a branch robbing a bluebird nest - knocking the eggs out. MCU boy c. age 12 watching from between thick tree branches. Back to crow. Boy speaking or shouting to frighten crow away. LS boy watches while his father climbs a ladder up against tree trunk, carrying a stuffed owl. MS Dad on the ladder, attaching the taxidermied owl to a branch; he pulls string which makes the owls wings move. (Titles have Dad explaining to Tommy Crows hate owls. Our stuffed owl will bring flocks of em... apparently to try to drive the owl away?) MLS Dad and Tommy hiding in a shooting blind made out of branches and brush propped against a wall of piled up stones. MCU Dad blows a crow whistle. Wide shot crows flying around the tree. MLS Dad shooting shotgun from the blind. Crow falling from sky. Dad shooting again. Another crow falls dead. | |
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