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Quail Perched on a Dry Branch Moving Its Head (San Carlos, 2022)

7s 4K UHD 29.97fps Wildlife San Carlos, Baja California Sur, Mexico 2022
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About this clip

A quail is perched on a dry branch. It moves its head, possibly pecking at the branch. The background features green foliage and dry branches.

Clip Intelligence

Production use
Useful for wildlife documentary inserts, Baja California Sur travel edits, conservation pieces, agency mood reels, and social cuts needing a close view of a quail in dry coastal scrub.
Edit role
A short seven-second cutaway or insert that can sit between wider San Carlos beach or landscape shots to add a quiet wildlife beat and natural texture.
Visual details
A gray and brown quail perches on thin dry branches among pale brush and bright green foliage, turning its head across the frames with no visible people.
Shot mechanics
Ground-camera composition holds the bird in the left to center foreground against dense brush, with shallow natural cover filling the midground and background.

Tags

quailbirdbranchdryfoliagegreenperchedhead movementnaturalcalmgraybrownpeckingoutdoorbushnaturewildlifeoutdoors

Shot slate

Resolution
3840 × 2160
Frame rate
29.97 fps
Duration
7s
Codec
H.264 MP4
File size
83 MB
Location
San Carlos, Baja California Sur, Mexico
Year filmed
2022
Published
Jun 2026

Still Frames From This Clip

3 frames exported from the 4K master of this clip, in timeline order. The licensed download is the full-motion master, not these stills.

A quail perches left of frame on dry branches in San Carlos, Baja California Sur, with green foliage behind it and no visible people.
The opening frame shows the quail settled in dense scrub before its head movement develops. (0:00)
The quail stands on tangled dry twigs in San Carlos, Baja California Sur, with its head angled upward against bright green shrub growth and no visible people.
This frame captures the bird alert on the branch, with the head raised toward the foliage. (0:01)
A quail remains perched in San Carlos, Baja California Sur, its body angled left while dry gray branches and bright green leaves fill the background with no visible people.
The third frame keeps the bird in a steady perch as the brush texture fills the shot. (0:02)

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