The Cuckoo
Prelinger Archives · 11 minutes · 139 shots · Black and white
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Title card: "THE CUCKOO", on black background.
0:00.0–0:02.5 (2.5 s) · shot 6694
Intertitle about the cuckoo and Mr. Edgar Chance.
0:02.5–0:05.8 (3.3 s) · shot 6695
Intertitle about the cuckoo and Mr. Edgar Chance.
0:05.8–0:09.2 (3.4 s) · shot 6696
Intertitle about the cuckoo and Mr. Edgar Chance.
0:09.2–0:12.9 (3.7 s) · shot 6697
Intertitle: "The Cuckoo returns to England every spring..."
0:12.9–0:24.7 (11.8 s) · shot 6698
Intertitle: "The Cuckoo returns to England every spring..."
0:24.7–0:27.5 (2.7 s) · shot 6699
Intertitle about cuckoo eggs and foster-birds (Meadow Pipits).
0:27.5–0:33.7 (6.3 s) · shot 6700
Intertitle about cuckoo eggs and foster-birds (Meadow Pipits).
0:33.7–0:46.0 (12.3 s) · shot 6701
Title card: "THE FEATHERED WRECKER OF HOMES" over a bird in grass.
0:46.0–0:49.1 (3.1 s) · shot 6702
Title card: "THE FEATHERED WRECKER OF HOMES" over a bird in grass.
0:49.1–0:51.9 (2.8 s) · shot 6703
Small bird sitting on a nest in high grass.
0:51.9–0:55.3 (3.4 s) · shot 6704
Small bird sitting on a nest in high grass, moving its head.
0:55.3–0:59.6 (4.3 s) · shot 6705
Small bird sitting on a nest in high grass, looking around.
0:59.6–1:03.6 (4.0 s) · shot 6706
Small bird on nest in high grass as a white streak flashes above.
1:03.6–1:08.2 (4.6 s) · shot 6707
Intertitle about four years close study by Mr. Edgar Chance.
1:08.2–1:11.9 (3.7 s) · shot 6708
Intertitle about four years close study by Mr. Edgar Chance.
1:11.9–1:14.5 (2.6 s) · shot 6709
Intertitle about four years close study by Mr. Edgar Chance.
1:14.5–1:17.3 (2.7 s) · shot 6710
Intertitle about four years close study by Mr. Edgar Chance.
1:17.3–1:19.5 (2.2 s) · shot 6711
Intertitle about four years close study by Mr. Edgar Chance.
1:19.5–1:21.7 (2.1 s) · shot 6712
Vintage open-top car driving along a dirt road in the countryside.
1:21.7–1:25.1 (3.5 s) · shot 6713
Vintage car stopped on dirt road; men unloading camouflage gear from the back.
1:25.1–1:48.4 (23.3 s) · shot 6714
Men carrying a large bundle of camouflage brush across an open field.
1:48.4–2:07.3 (18.9 s) · shot 6715
Intertitle about a place of concealment and Titlarks.
2:07.3–2:17.0 (9.7 s) · shot 6716
Grassy field with camouflage hide in the distance.
2:17.0–2:20.4 (3.4 s) · shot 6717
Cuckoo flies down into brushland near a nest
2:20.4–2:24.1 (3.7 s) · shot 6718
Cuckoo arrives and lands near a nest in brush
2:24.1–2:27.4 (3.3 s) · shot 6719
Cuckoo lands at the nest and moves among vegetation
2:27.4–2:30.2 (2.7 s) · shot 6720
Cuckoo moves near the nest amidst low brush and grass
2:30.2–2:34.4 (4.3 s) · shot 6721
Cuckoo stands near a nest in the dense brush
2:34.4–2:36.4 (2.0 s) · shot 6722
Cuckoo rests motionless near the nest in the brush
2:36.4–2:43.9 (7.5 s) · shot 6723
Intertitle text about cuckoo hunting victims before laying
2:43.9–2:46.6 (2.7 s) · shot 6724
Intertitle text on cuckoo behavior and laying eggs
2:46.6–2:50.4 (3.8 s) · shot 6725
Intertitle text on cuckoo behavior and laying eggs
2:50.4–2:52.6 (2.2 s) · shot 6726
Intertitle text on cuckoo behavior and laying eggs
2:52.6–2:57.6 (5.0 s) · shot 6727
Cuckoo arrives and settles near a nest in the brush
2:57.6–3:06.0 (8.4 s) · shot 6728
Cuckoo stands near a nest in grassy brushland
3:06.0–3:08.4 (2.4 s) · shot 6729
Intertitle text describing cuckoo taking titlark's egg
3:08.4–3:12.3 (4.0 s) · shot 6730
Intertitle text describing cuckoo taking titlark's egg
3:12.3–3:15.1 (2.8 s) · shot 6731
Intertitle text describing cuckoo taking titlark's egg
3:15.1–3:18.0 (2.8 s) · shot 6732
Intertitle text describing cuckoo taking titlark's egg
3:18.0–3:21.3 (3.3 s) · shot 6733
Intertitle text describing cuckoo taking titlark's egg
3:21.3–3:24.2 (2.9 s) · shot 6734
Cuckoo at the nest, removes an egg and flies away
3:24.2–3:27.3 (3.1 s) · shot 6735
Cuckoo at the nest, handles an egg and takes off
3:27.3–3:30.8 (3.4 s) · shot 6736
Nest left empty in the brush after the cuckoo departs
3:30.8–3:38.5 (7.8 s) · shot 6737
Intertitle text about a cuckoo laying eggs in 1920
3:38.5–3:46.1 (7.5 s) · shot 6738
Cuckoo arrives at another nest in the brush
3:46.1–3:50.0 (3.9 s) · shot 6739
Cuckoo lands by a nest in grassy terrain
3:50.0–3:53.7 (3.7 s) · shot 6740
Cuckoo near a nest in the brush looking around
3:53.7–3:58.0 (4.3 s) · shot 6741
Close-up of grassy field where a nest is hidden, vintage documentary footage
3:58.0–4:00.7 (2.7 s) · shot 6742
Medium shot of grassy field, vintage nature documentary footage
4:00.7–4:04.0 (3.3 s) · shot 6743
Medium shot of people examining a field, vintage documentary footage
4:04.0–4:12.4 (8.4 s) · shot 6744
Close-up of human hands holding a nest in grass, vintage footage
4:12.4–4:18.4 (6.0 s) · shot 6745
Close-up of dense brush and foliage, vintage documentary footage
4:18.4–4:20.4 (1.9 s) · shot 6746
Medium shot of people gathered around a nest in a field, vintage footage
4:20.4–4:23.8 (3.4 s) · shot 6747
Close-up of a human hand holding two small eggs, vintage documentary footage
4:23.8–4:27.5 (3.7 s) · shot 6748
Close-up of a human hand holding two small eggs, vintage documentary footage
4:27.5–4:29.8 (2.3 s) · shot 6749
Close-up of a human hand holding two small eggs, vintage documentary footage
4:29.8–4:30.9 (1.2 s) · shot 6750
Title card with text describing cuckoo egg laying, vintage documentary
4:30.9–4:39.8 (8.8 s) · shot 6751
Wide shot of a grassy hillside and path, vintage documentary footage
4:39.8–4:43.1 (3.3 s) · shot 6752
Wide shot of a grassy field with a distant building, vintage documentary footage
4:43.1–4:45.1 (2.0 s) · shot 6753
Wide shot of an open field with sparse vegetation, vintage documentary footage
4:45.1–4:51.1 (6.0 s) · shot 6754
Wide shot of a bird flying over an open field, vintage documentary footage
4:51.1–4:54.8 (3.7 s) · shot 6755
Title card with text about the hatched egg, vintage documentary
4:54.8–5:01.5 (6.7 s) · shot 6756
Close-up of adult birds tending to chicks in a nest, vintage footage
5:01.5–5:09.0 (7.5 s) · shot 6757
Close-up of adult birds feeding chicks in a nest, vintage documentary footage
5:09.0–5:11.6 (2.6 s) · shot 6758
Close-up of birds interacting inside a nest, vintage documentary footage
5:11.6–5:12.9 (1.3 s) · shot 6759
Close-up of birds tending to a nest, vintage documentary footage
5:12.9–5:23.3 (10.3 s) · shot 6760
Close-up of a bird sitting on a nest, vintage documentary footage
5:23.3–5:32.6 (9.3 s) · shot 6761
Title card with text about young cuckoo ejecting unhatched eggs, vintage documentary
5:32.6–5:34.6 (2.0 s) · shot 6762
Title card with text about young cuckoo ejecting unhatched eggs, vintage documentary
5:34.6–5:41.3 (6.7 s) · shot 6763
Title card with text about young cuckoo ejecting unhatched eggs, vintage documentary
5:41.3–5:44.2 (2.9 s) · shot 6764
Close-up of a young cuckoo moving in a nest, vintage documentary footage
5:44.2–5:51.0 (6.8 s) · shot 6765
Intertitle: "He next attempts to eject the young tit-larks...", Bray Studios.
5:51.0–6:00.6 (9.6 s) · shot 6766
A baby cuckoo in a nest, being interrupted by the mother's return.
6:00.6–6:11.8 (11.2 s) · shot 6767
A baby cuckoo in a nest, being interrupted by the mother's return.
6:11.8–6:17.0 (5.3 s) · shot 6768
A baby cuckoo in a nest, being interrupted by the mother's return.
6:17.0–6:23.6 (6.6 s) · shot 6769
A baby cuckoo in a nest, being interrupted by the mother's return.
6:23.6–6:28.3 (4.6 s) · shot 6770
A baby cuckoo in a nest, being interrupted by the mother's return.
6:28.3–6:34.4 (6.1 s) · shot 6771
Intertitle: "Not realising the tragedy so narrowly averted, and with no apparent alarm..."
6:34.4–6:43.1 (8.7 s) · shot 6772
The mother bird settles down in the nest over the young cuckoo.
6:43.1–6:47.5 (4.4 s) · shot 6773
The mother bird settles down in the nest over the young cuckoo.
6:47.5–6:49.7 (2.2 s) · shot 6774
The mother bird settles down in the nest over the young cuckoo.
6:49.7–6:52.4 (2.7 s) · shot 6775
The mother bird settles down in the nest over the young cuckoo.
6:52.4–6:56.7 (4.3 s) · shot 6776
The mother bird settles down in the nest over the young cuckoo.
6:56.7–6:58.8 (2.1 s) · shot 6777
The mother bird settles down in the nest over the young cuckoo.
6:58.8–7:02.9 (4.2 s) · shot 6778
Intertitle: "When again alone, the young Cuckoo puts forth a mighty effort..."
7:02.9–7:11.2 (8.3 s) · shot 6779
The young cuckoo begins the effort to eject its foster brothers from the nest.
7:11.2–7:14.0 (2.8 s) · shot 6780
The young cuckoo begins the effort to eject its foster brothers from the nest.
7:14.0–7:19.7 (5.7 s) · shot 6781
The young cuckoo strains and struggles inside the nest.
7:19.7–7:22.0 (2.3 s) · shot 6782
The young cuckoo strains and struggles inside the nest.
7:22.0–7:24.0 (2.0 s) · shot 6783
The young cuckoo strains and struggles inside the nest.
7:24.0–7:26.6 (2.5 s) · shot 6784
The young cuckoo strains and struggles inside the nest.
7:26.6–7:31.2 (4.7 s) · shot 6785
The young cuckoo struggles and pushes another chick out of the nest.
7:31.2–7:36.1 (4.8 s) · shot 6786
The young cuckoo struggles and pushes another chick out of the nest.
7:36.1–7:38.2 (2.2 s) · shot 6787
The young cuckoo struggles and pushes another chick out of the nest.
7:38.2–7:41.4 (3.2 s) · shot 6788
The young cuckoo struggles and pushes another chick out of the nest.
7:41.4–7:45.2 (3.8 s) · shot 6789
Intertitle with text about the mother feeding the cuckoo.
7:45.2–7:49.6 (4.4 s) · shot 6790
Intertitle with text about the mother feeding the cuckoo.
7:49.6–7:54.2 (4.7 s) · shot 6791
Intertitle with text about the mother feeding the cuckoo.
7:54.2–7:57.9 (3.7 s) · shot 6792
A young cuckoo in a nest, viewed from above.
7:57.9–8:00.9 (3.0 s) · shot 6793
A young cuckoo in a nest, viewed from above.
8:00.9–8:06.3 (5.4 s) · shot 6794
Intertitle about the young cuckoo outgrowing the nest.
8:06.3–8:09.3 (3.0 s) · shot 6795
Intertitle about the young cuckoo outgrowing the nest.
8:09.3–8:13.9 (4.6 s) · shot 6796
A hand touches the young cuckoo in its nest.
8:13.9–8:17.3 (3.4 s) · shot 6797
A hand points at the young cuckoo in its nest.
8:17.3–8:21.1 (3.8 s) · shot 6798
A nest in the grass with a young bird inside.
8:21.1–8:23.6 (2.5 s) · shot 6799
A small bird standing near the nest in the grass.
8:23.6–8:26.1 (2.5 s) · shot 6800
A small bird standing near the nest in the grass.
8:26.1–8:28.3 (2.2 s) · shot 6801
A small bird standing near the nest in the grass.
8:28.3–8:30.8 (2.5 s) · shot 6802
A small bird standing near the nest in the grass.
8:30.8–8:33.8 (3.0 s) · shot 6803
A small bird standing near the nest in the grass.
8:33.8–8:39.3 (5.5 s) · shot 6804
A small bird standing near the nest in the grass.
8:39.3–8:43.3 (4.0 s) · shot 6805
Intertitle about the young bird and the tit-larks.
8:43.3–8:46.5 (3.2 s) · shot 6806
Intertitle about the young bird and the tit-larks.
8:46.5–8:48.5 (2.0 s) · shot 6807
Intertitle about the young bird and the tit-larks.
8:48.5–8:52.9 (4.4 s) · shot 6808
A small bird standing near the nest in the grass.
8:52.9–8:55.8 (2.9 s) · shot 6809
A bird in the nest removing waste from another bird.
8:55.8–8:58.5 (2.7 s) · shot 6810
A bird in the nest removing waste from another bird.
8:58.5–9:03.0 (4.5 s) · shot 6811
A bird in the nest removing waste from another bird.
9:03.0–9:05.5 (2.5 s) · shot 6812
A bird in the nest removing waste from another bird.
9:05.5–9:10.3 (4.8 s) · shot 6813
Title card: The pugnacity and fearlessness displayed by so young a bird are remarkable.
9:10.3–9:16.8 (6.5 s) · shot 6814
A hand teases a young bird in its grassy nest, causing it to react aggressively.
9:16.8–9:20.3 (3.5 s) · shot 6815
A young bird is visible in a grassy nest, moving slightly.
9:20.3–9:23.3 (3.0 s) · shot 6816
A young bird crouches inside a grassy nest.
9:23.3–9:26.0 (2.7 s) · shot 6817
A hand teases a young bird in a nest, the bird snapping back.
9:26.0–9:28.5 (2.5 s) · shot 6818
A young bird sits alertly inside a grassy nest.
9:28.5–9:31.1 (2.6 s) · shot 6819
Title card: Mother on baby's back...
9:31.1–9:37.9 (6.8 s) · shot 6820
A small bird stands atop a larger bird on a post in an open field.
9:37.9–9:43.7 (5.8 s) · shot 6821
A small bird perches on the back of a larger bird on a post.
9:43.7–9:47.3 (3.5 s) · shot 6822
A bird perches on another bird atop a weathered wooden post.
9:47.3–9:51.0 (3.8 s) · shot 6823
A bird perches on a bare tree branch against an open sky background.
9:51.0–9:58.2 (7.2 s) · shot 6824
A bird turns its head while perched on a bare branch.
9:58.2–10:03.9 (5.6 s) · shot 6825
Title card regarding Mr. Chance and the life history of the cuckoo.
10:03.9–10:05.9 (2.0 s) · shot 6826
Title card regarding Mr. Chance and the life history of the cuckoo.
10:05.9–10:09.4 (3.5 s) · shot 6827
Title card regarding Mr. Chance and the life history of the cuckoo.
10:09.4–10:12.9 (3.5 s) · shot 6828
Title card regarding Mr. Chance and the life history of the cuckoo.
10:12.9–10:15.0 (2.2 s) · shot 6829
Title card regarding Mr. Chance and the life history of the cuckoo.
10:15.0–10:18.4 (3.3 s) · shot 6830
Title card regarding Mr. Chance and the life history of the cuckoo.
10:18.4–10:22.5 (4.1 s) · shot 6831
Three men in vintage clothing stand in a barren field, one leaning down.
10:22.5–10:41.1 (18.6 s) · shot 6832
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