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Red Cardinal Singing on a Tree Branch (Cabo Pulmo, 2023)

6s 4K UHD 29.97fps Wildlife Cabo Pulmo, Baja California Sur, Mexico 2023
No people visible. No identifiable people are visible in this clip. Commercial clearance still depends on the final use and any property shown.

About this clip

A red cardinal is perched on a tree branch. The bird's beak opens and closes, indicating it is singing. The background features bare branches and small red buds.

Clip Intelligence

Production use
Useful for wildlife documentary inserts, Cabo Pulmo travel edits, nature-focused social cuts, and brand films needing a close red bird moment without people in frame.
Edit role
Works as a six-second cutaway or quiet insert between wider Baja California Sur landscape shots, giving a timeline a small wildlife beat with the cardinal perched and singing.
Visual details
A red cardinal with a pointed crest perches among gray-brown bare branches and red buds, with soft green and gray background blur and no visible people.
Shot mechanics
Ground-camera close framing holds the bird in the midground among tangled branches, with shallow background separation and no supported evidence of drone or aerial movement.

Tags

red cardinalbirdtree branchperchedsingingbeakopenclosedredbrownnaturalwildlifestillmotionbranchesbudsnaturetreedroneaerial

Shot slate

Resolution
3840 × 2160
Frame rate
29.97 fps
Duration
6s
Codec
H.264 MP4
File size
29 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.

Red cardinal faces the camera from a bare branch in Cabo Pulmo, Baja California Sur, with red buds behind it and no visible people.
The opening frame shows the cardinal front-facing on tangled branches before the singing motion becomes more side-on. (0:00)
Red cardinal turns into a side profile on a branch in Cabo Pulmo, Baja California Sur, with its crest raised and no visible people.
This frame gives editors a clean side view of the perched cardinal against muted branches. (0:01)
Red cardinal looks to the right among thin bare branches in Cabo Pulmo, Baja California Sur, with red buds near the top of frame and no visible people.
The bird holds a right-facing posture, useful as a steady wildlife insert. (0:02)
Cardinal perched with beak partly open on branches.

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