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BUZZARDS BEACH EAST CAPE BCS-2023: Whale Gliding Through Clear Turquoise Water

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

A large whale swims through clear turquoise ocean water. The animal moves steadily, creating a trail of white water and ripples on the surface. The scene is calm, with the whale's body partially visible beneath the water.

Clip Intelligence

Production use
Useful for wildlife documentary segments, Baja California Sur travel edits, conservation pieces, agency mood reels, or brand films needing an aerial whale moment in clear turquoise water.
Edit role
This six-second shot works as a brief cutaway, transition beat, or natural-history insert showing a whale passing under the surface with a visible white wake.
Visual details
A large whale moves through bright turquoise ocean water, its pale body shape partly visible below the surface as white bubbles and ripples trail behind it, with no people visible.

Tags

BUZZARDS BEACH EAST CAPE BCS2023whaleoceanwaterturquoiseswimmingmarineanimalaerialmovementripplesclearseawildlifesurfacewakebubblescalmblue

Shot slate

Resolution
4K UHD
Duration
6s
Codec
H.264 MP4
Location
Buzzards Beach, Baja California Sur, Mexico
Year filmed
2023
Published
Jun 2026

Still Frames From This Clip

2 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, a whale is partly visible under turquoise water near the left side of frame with a white surface wake and no visible people.
The opening frame shows the whale entering the aerial view beneath clear turquoise water. (0:00)
At Buzzards Beach in Baja California Sur, the whale appears farther across the overhead frame, with its pale back blurred under the water and no visible people.
This frame gives editors a clean mid-clip look at the whale gliding diagonally through open water. (0:01)

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