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Female Cardinal Perched on a Cactus (Cabo Pulmo, 2023)

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

A female cardinal perches on a cactus. The bird moves its head and crest, occasionally tilting its beak. The clear blue sky forms the background.

Clip Intelligence

Production use
Wildlife and travel editors can use this 4K Cabo Pulmo clip for a nature documentary, Baja California Sur travel edit, agency mood reel, brand film, or social cut needing a female cardinal on desert cactus.
Edit role
The six-second static wildlife moment works as a quiet cutaway, insert, transition beat, or natural pause between wider desert road and arid landscape shots from the Cabo Pulmo collection.
Visual details
A gray female cardinal with a raised crest and red-orange beak perches on the top of a green spined cactus against a clear blue sky, with warm light on the bird and no visible people.
Shot mechanics
The ground-camera composition holds the bird and cactus high in frame against open sky, with the cactus as foreground support and the cardinal making small head and crest changes across the clip.

Tags

birdcardinalfemalecactusperchedhead movementcrestdesertskybluegrayred beaknaturalwildlifestillmotionnatureblue skydroneaerial

Shot slate

Resolution
3840 × 2160
Frame rate
29.97 fps
Duration
6s
Codec
H.264 MP4
File size
19 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 female cardinal faces nearly forward from the top of a green cactus in Cabo Pulmo, Baja California Sur, with clear blue sky behind it and no visible people.
The opening frame shows the bird upright on the cactus with its crest raised against an uncluttered sky. (0:00)
A female cardinal turns its head left while standing on a spined cactus in Cabo Pulmo, Baja California Sur, with its long tail hanging along the cactus and no visible people.
This frame captures the cardinal's sideward head turn and tail position on the cactus perch. (0:01)
A female cardinal remains perched on the cactus in Cabo Pulmo, Baja California Sur, with its beak angled left, red wing accents visible, and no visible people in the sky background.
The frame gives a clear profile detail of the bird's beak, crest, and red wing markings. (0:02)
A female cardinal leans slightly left on the cactus top in Cabo Pulmo, Baja California Sur, showing its crest, gray body, pale chest, long tail, and no visible people.
This moment shows the bird settled on the cactus with its head turned left and body held still. (0:03)

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