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Red Cardinal Perched in Tree, Then Flies Away (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 among green foliage and yellow flowers. The bird adjusts its position before flying away, leaving the branches empty. The sequence captures the bird's departure with a brief motion blur.

Clip Intelligence

Production use
Wildlife cutaway for a Cabo Pulmo travel edit, nature documentary, agency mood reel, brand film, or social cut needing a brief red cardinal moment in dry green brush.
Edit role
Works as a six-second insert or transition beat from perched bird detail to empty branches after the cardinal flies out of frame.
Visual details
A red cardinal sits among thin gray branches, green leaves, and small yellow flowers, then leaves the frame with motion blur while no people are visible.
Shot mechanics
Ground camera view through layered foreground branches, with the bird held in the midground and a dense branch background that fills the frame without a visible horizon.

Tags

red cardinaltreebranchesyellow flowersperchedflyingmotionnaturebirdfoliagegreenredmovementblurleavesforestwildlifevibrantdroneaerial

Shot slate

Resolution
3840 × 2160
Frame rate
29.97 fps
Duration
6s
Codec
H.264 MP4
File size
49 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 perched in a dense tree with gray branches, green leaves, and small yellow flowers in Cabo Pulmo, Mexico, with no visible people.
The opening frame shows the cardinal settled among branches before it moves. (0:00)
Red cardinal turned partly away on a branch amid tangled gray limbs, green foliage, and yellow flowers in Cabo Pulmo, Mexico, with no visible people.
The bird changes its body angle while remaining perched in the brush. (0:01)
Red cardinal close to a vertical branch, showing red head and brown-red body against dense twigs and small yellow flowers in Cabo Pulmo, Mexico, with no visible people.
This frame gives the clearest side view of the cardinal before departure. (0:02)
Closer lower-frame view of the red cardinal perched among gray branches and muted green leaves in Cabo Pulmo, Mexico, with no visible people.
The bird remains perched but fills more of the left side of the frame. (0:03)

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