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Manatee Gliding Through Shallow Turquoise Water (Buzzards Beach, 2023) · clip 1 of 3

6s 4K UHD 29.97fps Wildlife Buzzards Beach, Baja California Sur, Mexico 2023
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

A manatee swims slowly in shallow, clear turquoise water. The animal's large body moves gently beneath the surface. Sunlight creates sparkling reflections on the water.

Clip Intelligence

Production use
Aerial wildlife footage for travel edits, nature documentaries, agency mood reels, brand films, and social cuts needing a manatee visible beneath shallow turquoise water in Baja California Sur.
Edit role
The six-second clip works as a quiet insert, transition beat, or natural-history cutaway between shoreline coverage and closer marine-life moments.
Visual details
A large manatee shape glides under clear turquoise water, with sandy bottom tones, soft wave texture, bright sun sparkles, and no visible people in any frame.
Shot mechanics
The frames show a top-down aerial composition consistent with a DJI drone, with no horizon and the animal held beneath the water surface as reflections drift across the frame.

Tags

manateewaterturquoiseclearunderwaterswimmingglidingmarineanimaloceanshallowlight reflectionscalmmovementaerialsunlightsparklewaves

Shot slate

Resolution
3840 × 2160
Frame rate
29.97 fps
Duration
6s
Codec
H.264 MP4
File size
57 MB
Location
Buzzards Beach, Baja California Sur, Mexico
Year filmed
2023
Published
Apr 2023

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.

At Buzzards Beach, Baja California Sur, a dark manatee form sits beneath turquoise surface water near a patch of bright sun sparkle, with no visible people.
The opening frame introduces the submerged manatee shape under clear turquoise water. (0:00)
At 0:01, the manatee appears as a broad darker shape below the turquoise water, with a concentrated cluster of sun reflections nearby and no visible people.
This frame shows the animal held below the surface while sunlight breaks into small white highlights. (0:01)
At Buzzards Beach, the manatee is faintly visible under green-blue shallow water, offset from a bright oval of surface reflections, with no visible people.
The frame keeps the manatee readable as a soft underwater silhouette beside the brighter water sparkle. (0:02)
At 0:03, the lower frame shows turquoise water, a darker submerged manatee form, and scattered sun flashes along the left side, with no visible people.
This moment shows the animal continuing under the surface as the brightest reflections shift to the side. (0:03)

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