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Female Cardinal Perched on Saguaro 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 saguaro cactus. The bird occasionally moves its head and beak. The clear blue sky forms the background.

Clip Intelligence

Production use
Use this six-second wildlife insert for a desert documentary, Cabo Pulmo travel edit, nature-focused brand film, agency mood reel, or social cut needing a female cardinal on saguaro cactus against open sky.
Edit role
The clip works as a quiet cutaway, insert, or transition beat between wider Cabo Pulmo desert road aerials and closer wildlife details.
Visual details
A gray female cardinal with red accents and an orange beak perches on the top of a ribbed saguaro cactus, framed against a clear blue sky with bright daylight and no visible people.
Shot mechanics
The ground camera holds a tight telephoto-style composition with the cactus in the foreground and empty blue sky as the full background while the bird shifts its head and beak.

Tags

birdcardinalfemalesaguarocactuspercheddesertskybluegrayredbeakfeathersstillnaturalwildlifenatureoutdoordroneaerial

Shot slate

Resolution
3840 × 2160
Frame rate
29.97 fps
Duration
6s
Codec
H.264 MP4
File size
18 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.

Female cardinal faces left while perched on a saguaro cactus in Cabo Pulmo, Baja California Sur, with clear blue sky behind it and no visible people.
The opening frame shows the bird settled on the cactus with its body turned left. (0:00)
Female cardinal perches upright on the saguaro top in Cabo Pulmo, Baja California Sur, with its head angled slightly left, long tail visible, and no visible people.
This moment keeps the same clean sky composition while the bird holds a leftward gaze. (0:01)
Female cardinal turns more toward the camera from the saguaro perch in Cabo Pulmo, Baja California Sur, with red wing color visible and no visible people.
The bird's head turns toward the viewer, giving the editor a front-facing wildlife beat. (0:02)
Female cardinal perched on cactus with body angled toward camera.

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