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White Pelican Preening in Shallow Water (Guerrero Negro, 2022)

7s 4K UHD 29.97fps Wildlife Guerrero Negro, Baja California Sur, Mexico 2022
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About this clip

A white pelican stands in shallow water, moving its head to preen its feathers. The water ripples gently around the bird. The scene captures the bird's natural behavior in a calm aquatic environment.

Clip Intelligence

Production use
Fits wildlife documentary, Baja California Sur travel edit, conservation segment, agency mood reel, or social cut needing a white pelican preening in shallow rippled water at Guerrero Negro.
Edit role
Use as a seven-second cutaway or quiet insert between broader lagoon, shore, or wildlife behavior shots, with the bird centered against open water for a clean observational beat.
Visual details
A white pelican stands alone in blue green shallow water, bends its head toward its body to preen, and is surrounded only by small ripples and sun glints with no visible people.
Shot mechanics
Ground-level long framing keeps the bird small in the open water, with no visible shoreline or horizon and a simple mid-frame composition that leaves negative space around the subject.

Tags

pelicanwhitewaterripplespreeningbirdwadingshallownaturalcalmwildlifeaquaticmovementheadbodywaterfowlegretnature

Shot slate

Resolution
3840 × 2160
Frame rate
29.97 fps
Duration
7s
Codec
H.264 MP4
File size
85 MB
Location
Guerrero Negro, Baja California Sur, Mexico
Year filmed
2022
Published
Jun 2026

Still Frames From This Clip

3 frames exported from the 4K master of this clip, in timeline order. The licensed download is the full-motion master, not these stills.

A white pelican stands in shallow blue green water at Guerrero Negro, Baja California Sur, with its head angled down and no visible people.
The opening frame presents the lone bird in open rippled water before the preening action continues. (0:00)
A white pelican in Guerrero Negro bends its neck toward its body while standing in shallow water, with soft wave texture filling the frame and no visible people.
This frame shows the bird beginning a preening motion against a plain water background. (0:01)
The white pelican remains alone in the Guerrero Negro shallows, its body bright against darker ripples as it keeps its head lowered, with no visible people.
The second-second frame keeps the preening behavior readable while preserving ample negative space around the bird. (0:02)

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