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Red Cardinal Perched on a Branch Then Flies Away

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

A red cardinal is perched on a tree branch, moving its head. The bird then takes flight and disappears from view. The scene features bare branches and red buds in the background.

Clip Intelligence

Production use
Wildlife editors, nature documentary teams, travel edits, and social cuts can use this Cabo Pulmo clip for a brief close view of a red cardinal in dry branch habitat.
Edit role
The six-second shot works as a wildlife cutaway, insert, or quiet transition beat before the bird leaves the branch and exits the frame.

Tags

cardinalredbirdbranchtreeperchedheadmovementflyingnaturalbarebranchesbudsmotionwildlifenatureoutdoorbirdwatchingdroneaerial

Shot slate

Resolution
4K UHD
Duration
6s
Codec
H.264 MP4
Location
Cabo Pulmo, Baja California Sur, Mexico
Year filmed
2023
Published
Jun 2026

Still Frames From This Clip

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

A red cardinal perches side-on among bare branches and red buds in Cabo Pulmo, Baja California Sur, with no visible people.
The opening frame shows the cardinal settled on a branch before the later movement. (0:00)
The cardinal remains perched in Cabo Pulmo, partly screened by pale foreground twigs and surrounded by red buds, with no visible people.
This moment gives editors a partially obscured wildlife view with the bird still on the branch. (0:01)

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