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Whale Swimming in Clear Turquoise Ocean 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 whale swims in clear turquoise ocean water. The animal moves slowly, with its tail visible above the surface. A small buoy floats nearby, drifting with the water's movement.

Clip Intelligence

Production use
Aerial whale footage for a Baja California Sur wildlife documentary, travel edit, conservation segment, agency mood reel, brand film, or short social cut needing clear turquoise ocean and visible marine life.
Edit role
Use this six-second clip as a quiet cutaway, insert, transition beat, or brief opener that places a whale and nearby buoy in open turquoise water without crowds or shoreline distractions.
Visual details
A pale whale shape and tail sit just below and at the water surface in bright turquoise ocean, with small ripples, glints, and a small white buoy nearby, and no people visible.
Shot mechanics
The frames support an overhead aerial drone view with no horizon, placing the whale in the upper and middle water field and leaving broad negative space around the animal and buoy.

Tags

whaleoceanwaterturquoiseswimmingmarineaerialclearripplesbuoymovementseacalmsurfacefloatinglifedolphinanimal

Shot slate

Resolution
3840 × 2160
Frame rate
29.97 fps
Duration
6s
Codec
H.265 (HEVC) MP4
File size
92 MB
Location
Buzzards Beach, 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.

At Buzzards Beach in Baja California Sur, Mexico, a whale appears near the surface in clear turquoise ocean water with a small buoy off to the side and no visible people.
The opening frame shows the whale isolated in open turquoise water with the buoy providing scale. (0:00)
One second into the Buzzards Beach clip, the whale is centered in open turquoise water, its pale body and tail visible below small surface ripples, with no visible people.
This frame emphasizes the overhead view of the whale moving through clear water. (0:01)
At 0:02, the whale sits toward the upper part of the frame in the turquoise ocean at Buzzards Beach, with faint wake marks and no visible people.
The frame gives editors a clean marine life insert with broad negative space around the whale. (0:02)
Whale in turquoise water with small buoy lower in the frame.

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