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Heron Standing in Shallow Water Then Taking Flight (La Bocana, 2022)

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

A heron stands in shallow water near rocks. It remains still for several seconds before taking flight. The bird then flies away, leaving the water and rocks visible.

Clip Intelligence

Production use
A wildlife documentary, coastal travel edit, conservation short, agency mood reel, or social cut can use this La Bocana 4K clip for a heron feeding-area moment on a rocky shore.
Edit role
The seven-second clip works as a natural-history cutaway or transition beat, holding on the wading bird before using its takeoff to move into a new shoreline or seabird sequence.
Visual details
A dark heron stands in blue-green shallow surf around flat rocks, then lifts off with blurred wings while white foam and sunlit ripples fill the frame and no people are visible.
Shot mechanics
The ground-camera composition keeps the heron in the midground with rock shelves behind it and shallow water across the foreground, with the bird's takeoff supplying the main motion.

Tags

heronwaterrockswavesstandingflightflyingbirdshallowcoastalmovementnaturalwildlifegrey heronwading birdshallow waterrocky shorenatural habitat

Shot slate

Resolution
3840 × 2160
Frame rate
29.97 fps
Duration
7s
Codec
H.264 MP4
File size
85 MB
Location
La Bocana, Baja California Sur, Mexico
Year filmed
2022
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 heron stands in shallow water at La Bocana, Baja California Sur, with white foam moving around dark rock shelves and no visible people.
The opening frame establishes the lone heron holding still in shallow coastal water. (0:00)
The heron remains upright in the midground at La Bocana as rippled blue water and low dark rocks fill the background, with no visible people.
This frame gives editors a clean hold on the wading bird before the takeoff. (0:01)
A side view shows the heron still standing at La Bocana, with small waves breaking across the shallow rock-strewn water and no visible people.
The second still-held moment emphasizes the bird's profile against active surf texture. (0:02)
Heron standing left of frame in moving shallow water.

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