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View Of Small Grey Whale Swimming Downstream (Baja California Sur, 2019)

5s 4K UHD 29.97fps Wildlife Baja California Sur, Mexico 2019
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

The aerial view reveals the whale gliding through blue-green waters under natural daylight, offering a rare glimpse of marine life in its coastal habitat. This authentic, unscripted moment reflects the beauty of wildlife and the rugged coastline of Baja. Ideal for nature documentaries, environmental storytelling, or nostalgic coastal scenes.

Clip Intelligence

Production use
Use this aerial whale clip for wildlife documentary passages, Baja California Sur travel edits, environmental brand films, agency mood reels, or short social cuts needing marine life seen from above.
Edit role
The short runtime works as a cutaway, transition, or quiet insert between wider ocean views and closer whale moments in a coastal wildlife sequence.
Visual details
Blue-green ocean fills the frame, with a small grey whale visible as a dark submerged shape in several moments and pale turquoise water around parts of its body, with no visible people.
Shot mechanics
The composition is a high overhead DJI drone view with the water surface filling the frame, no horizon or shoreline visible, and the whale held beneath the surface as a mid-frame subject.

Tags

animalswildlifeweatheroutdoorsnatureviewsmallgreywhaleswimmingdownstreamblue-greenwatereast cape baja california SUR DJIeastprofessionalbuyfootagedigital

Shot slate

Resolution
3840 × 2160
Frame rate
29.97 fps
Duration
5s
Codec
H.264 MP4
File size
71 MB
Location
Baja California Sur, Mexico
Year filmed
2019
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.

Overhead view of blue-green water in Baja California Sur, Mexico, with a faint submerged whale shape near the lower left and no visible people.
The opening frame gives buyers a quiet overhead water view with the whale barely visible below the surface. (0:00)
Aerial frame of rippled blue-green water in Baja California Sur, Mexico, with the whale appearing as a soft dark form below the surface and no visible people.
This moment keeps the whale subtle, useful as a natural texture or restrained wildlife insert. (0:01)
High overhead view in Baja California Sur, Mexico, showing textured blue-green water and a small pale turquoise highlight where the submerged whale is closest to the surface, with no visible people.
The pale water mark helps locate the animal while the frame remains mostly open sea. (0:02)
Aerial ocean frame with the whale more visible beneath the water.

License this clip royalty-free for $79 (Standard: all media, worldwide, perpetual, up to 1M views) or $199 (Extended: unlimited distribution, broadcast TV, theatrical). Instant 4K download with a license PDF, direct from filmmaker Phil Maher.