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Cardinal Perched on Bare Branch with Head Movements (Cabo Pulmo, 2023)

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

A cardinal bird is perched on a bare branch against an overcast sky. The bird moves its head and opens its beak, likely vocalizing. The scene remains calm with no other motion in the background.

Clip Intelligence

Production use
Useful for wildlife documentaries, Cabo Pulmo travel edits, conservation pieces, brand films, or social cuts needing a quiet cardinal detail from Baja California Sur.
Edit role
The six-second shot works as a cutaway, nature insert, or quiet transition beat between wider desert and road views in a Cabo Pulmo sequence.
Visual details
A red cardinal perches on thin bare twigs against a flat gray overcast sky, turning its head and opening its beak with no visible people in frame.
Shot mechanics
Ground-camera wildlife framing isolates the bird high on the branch, with a sparse foreground of twigs and an empty sky background that leaves clean negative space.

Tags

cardinalbirdbare branchovercast skyperchedhead movementbeak openingcallinggrayrednaturalcalmnaturebranchskyovercaststillwildlifedroneaerial

Shot slate

Resolution
3840 × 2160
Frame rate
29.97 fps
Duration
6s
Codec
H.264 MP4
File size
20 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.

A cardinal sits near the tip of a bare branch in Cabo Pulmo, Baja California Sur, with its body angled left against a gray overcast sky and no visible people.
The opening frame shows the cardinal settled on thin twigs with a clean gray sky behind it. (0:00)
The cardinal remains perched in Cabo Pulmo, Baja California Sur, more upright on the branch with its head turned to the side and no visible people.
This frame gives a clear side profile of the bird as it holds on to the bare branch. (0:01)
A cardinal perches high on sparse twigs in Cabo Pulmo, Baja California Sur, with its long tail angled down and no visible people in the gray-sky frame.
The bird shifts into a taller perch position, making the tail and crest more prominent. (0:02)
Cardinal on bare twigs with head tilted upward.

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