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Red Cardinal Pecking at Tree Buds (Cabo Pulmo, 2023)

6s 4K UHD 29.97fps Wildlife Cabo Pulmo, Baja California Sur, Mexico 2023
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About this clip

A red cardinal bird is perched on a tree branch. It repeatedly opens and closes its beak, likely pecking at small red buds on the branch. The background consists of bare tree branches and blurred greenery.

Clip Intelligence

Production use
Fits wildlife documentary inserts, Cabo Pulmo travel edits, conservation videos, nature social cuts, and brand films needing a close bird detail from Baja California Sur.
Edit role
Use this six-second clip as a cutaway or insert between wider Cabo Pulmo landscape shots, giving the timeline a small wildlife beat with visible beak movement and red tree buds.
Visual details
A red cardinal perches among bare gray branches with small red buds, soft green background blur, muted natural light, and no visible people.
Shot mechanics
Ground-camera footage frames the bird tightly in the midground, with out-of-focus twigs crossing the foreground and layered bare branches behind it.

Tags

cardinalbirdredtreebranchbudsperchedpeckingnaturewildlifebeakfeathersbareoutdoornaturalmotioneatingstilldroneaerial

Shot slate

Resolution
3840 × 2160
Frame rate
29.97 fps
Duration
6s
Codec
H.264 MP4
File size
27 MB
Location
Cabo Pulmo, Baja California Sur, Mexico
Year filmed
2023
Published
Jun 2026

Still Frames From This Clip

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

At 0:00, a red cardinal perches side-on among bare branches and small red buds in Cabo Pulmo, Mexico, with no visible people.
The opening frame shows the cardinal settled on a branch before the beak movement becomes more apparent. (0:00)
At 0:01, the cardinal is angled away slightly on the branch, surrounded by gray twigs and red buds in Cabo Pulmo, Mexico, with no visible people.
This frame gives editors a side view of the bird against the tangled branch background. (0:01)
At 0:02, the red cardinal faces right with its crest visible, framed by bare branches and red buds in Cabo Pulmo, Mexico, with no visible people.
The bird holds a clearer right-facing profile, useful for a brief wildlife insert. (0:02)
At 0:03, the cardinal's orange beak is more visible as it sits behind soft foreground twigs in Cabo Pulmo, Mexico, with no visible people.
This moment emphasizes the beak and head detail as the bird remains perched in the branches. (0:03)

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