FILM AUSTRALIA COLLECTION

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Australian Animals & Birds Compile

CU of echidna face, Echidna walking toward camera on sparsely grassed ground.
Access No. 38796 | 29 secs | | © NFSA | Colour |
CU of koala in tree eating eucalyptus leaves. CU of face and paw and feet . Koala relaxed over tree trunk with legs dangling in mid air. Koala climbing tree with baby on its back then sits in fork of tree, baby still clinging to mother. Closer shot of baby's face as mother picks leaves. Single koala in fork of tree. Mother with two babies on her back
Access No. 38799 | 3 mins | | © NFSA | Colour |
Platypus away from camera across rocks. Track of platypus on rocks and in rockpools. Underwater platypus swimming with bill above water
Access No. 38803 | 1 min 11 secs | | © NFSA | Colour |
Numbat scratching at log in dry grass area. CU of numbat eating ants on log. Numbat and baby near nest or hollow log
Access No. 38807 | 1 min 22 secs | | © NFSA | Colour |
Four big red kangaroos under shade tree with dry grass in BG. Two kangaroos eating grass in paddock. MS of big red kangaroo standing. Slow motion kangaroo bounding. Zoom in to mother kangaroo and joey Ôs head protruding from pouch. LS of single kangaroo bounding
Access No. 38810 | 2 mins 53 secs | | © NFSA | Colour |
Small grey rock wallaby (kangaroo) hopping among pile of rocks. Turns to face camera.
Access No. 38815 | 21 secs | 1980s | © NFSA | Colour |
Dingo (Australian wild dog) wandering through rocky bush landscape. In captivity, not in the wild, although no fencing is visible in shot.
Access No. 38817 | 19 secs | | © NFSA | Colour |
Good CU of Wombat looking to camera then slight profile. Two wombat babies run out of hole. Track of wombat walking.
Access No. 38818 | 30 secs | | © NFSA | Colour |
Tree kangaroo in bare branched tree with baby in pouch.
Access No. 38821 | 13 secs | | © NFSA | Colour |
Tasmanian devil looking to camera from burrow.
Access No. 38822 | 17 secs | | © NFSA | Colour |
Goanna past camera and into hollow log. CU of goanna face looking out from log and opening his mouth so that pink throat is visible.
Access No. 38823 | 18 secs | | © NFSA | Colour |
Crocodile on bank looking at camera, moves forward. Crocodile in water with prey and thrashing about. Clutch of crocodile eggs with newly hatched crocodiles.
Access No. 38825 | 1 min 42 secs | | © NFSA | Colour |
Lyre bird in bush with tail folded. Lyre bird in bush with tail open. Shakes tail briefly.
Access No. 38828 | 1 min 1 sec | | © NFSA | Colour |
Looking up towards emu as it struts toward camera. Emu sitting on eggs. It keeps looking around and peering into camera lens. Bright blue emu eggs
Access No. 38830 | 50 secs | | © NFSA | Colour |
CU on two kookaburras with beaks open ÒlaughingÓ. FS of kookaburra on branch of tree with leafy B/G
Access No. 38834 | 18 secs | | © NFSA | Colour |
King parrot on bare branch of tree and amongst leaves
Access No. 38836 | 15 secs | | © NFSA | Colour |
Two galahs on top of bare branches of tree. Blue sky BG. ECU of Major Mitchell cockatoo's beak and eye.
Access No. 38838 | 28 secs | | © NFSA | Colour |
Green and pink parrot feeding on seed pods of tall grass plant.
Access No. 38840 | 33 secs | | © NFSA | Colour |
Crimson Rosella moving among foliage of bottle brush plant and feeding from flowers.
Access No. 38841 | 38 secs | | © NFSA | Colour |
Two white Corellas in tree tops. One is preening another. Four corellas.
Access No. 38842 | 44 secs | | © NFSA | Colour |
Honey eater hanging upside down from branch feeding from pink grevillea plant.
Access No. 38844 | 21 secs | | © NFSA | Colour |
Bird of prey soaring above camera against clear blue sky B/G. Wide wing span.
Access No. 38845 | 4 secs | | © NFSA | Colour |
Bird of prey sitting on top of bare tree branch.
Access No. 38846 | 40 secs | | © NFSA | Colour |
Flock of black birds in tree. The tree has bare branches and the birds have built grass nests close to each other. The birds are very shiny black with bright red eyes (Possibly bower birds)
Access No. 38847 | 53 secs | | © NFSA | Colour |
White egret standing in shallow water with green grasses in BG. Flies off toward right of frame. Water birds. Two egrets landing on water. Soft lighting. Good shot.
Access No. 38848 | 19 secs | | © NFSA | Colour |
Small black and white water bird, Lotus Bird, with red crest feeding in shallow water with lily pads around it.
Access No. 38850 | 10 secs | | © NFSA | Colour |
Two black swans circling, extending their necks and occasionally shaking their wings. Courtship mating dance?
Access No. 38851 | 39 secs | | © NFSA | Colour |
Large yellow sun against red sky. Water birds in silhouette in Foreground wading in orange lit water.
Access No. 38852 | 12 secs | | © NFSA | Colour |
Dead tree trunks in water. Large flock of magpie geese swimming just visible mid frame.
Access No. 38853 | 15 secs | | © NFSA | Colour |
Large flock of magpie geese take of from bank and fly. Flock sitting on shore.
Access No. 38854 | 43 secs | | © NFSA | Colour |
Three pelicans preening on branch hanging over water. Closer shot of pelicans diving and feeding
Access No. 38855 | 29 secs | | © NFSA | Colour |