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Whale Swimming and Spouting in Turquoise Ocean (Buzzards Beach, 2023)

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

A whale swims in clear turquoise ocean water. It surfaces, exhaling a spray of water. The whale moves steadily through the calm sea.

Clip Intelligence

Production use
Aerial whale footage for Baja California Sur travel edits, marine wildlife documentaries, conservation segments, agency mood reels, brand films, or short social cuts needing clear turquoise ocean and visible surfacing behavior.
Edit role
Use this six-second clip as a concise wildlife insert, transition beat, or calm cutaway between shoreline coverage and wider ocean scenes.
Visual details
A whale is seen from above in clear turquoise water, with its pale body near the surface, tail shape visible, white surface spray during the spout, faint wake patterns, and no visible people.
Shot mechanics
The frames support an overhead drone perspective with the whale held near the center of a wide open-water composition, no horizon, shoreline, boats, or landmarks visible.

Tags

whaleoceanwaterswimmingspoutingturquoiseaerialmarineanimalmovementseasurfacespraycalmbluemarine lifenaturalopen water

Shot slate

Resolution
3840 × 2160
Frame rate
29.97 fps
Duration
6s
Codec
H.265 (HEVC) MP4
File size
91 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.

Overhead view of a whale near the surface in turquoise ocean water at Buzzards Beach, Baja California Sur, with a pale wake trailing below and no visible people.
The opening frame shows the whale just under the surface in clear open water. (0:00)
Overhead frame of the whale centered higher in clear turquoise water at Buzzards Beach, Baja California Sur, with its body and tail visible through the surface and no visible people.
The second frame keeps the whale in open water as its body line remains visible from above. (0:01)
Aerial view of the whale in turquoise ocean at Buzzards Beach, Baja California Sur, with a bright surface mark near the body and no visible people or boats.
This frame shows the whale still isolated in open water with no shoreline or vessels in view. (0:02)
Overhead frame of the whale lower in the turquoise water at Buzzards Beach, Baja California Sur, with a pale green subsurface body shape beneath a small white wake and no visible people.
The fourth frame emphasizes the whale's submerged body and trailing disturbance in the water. (0:03)

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