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BUZZARDS BEACH EAST CAPE BCS-2023: Manatee Gliding Through Shallow Turquoise Water

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

A large marine animal, likely a manatee, swims slowly in shallow, clear turquoise water. The animal's body moves gently beneath the surface, with its shape visible through the water. Sunlight creates sparkling reflections on the water's surface as the animal glides.

Clip Intelligence

Production use
Aerial nature footage for travel edits, documentary sequences, agency mood reels, brand films, or social cuts needing a slow marine animal shape moving through shallow turquoise water in Baja California Sur.
Edit role
Use this six-second shot as a quiet cutaway, transition, or texture beat between shoreline, swimmer, or underwater-rock shots from the same Buzzards Beach sequence.
Visual details
The frames show clear turquoise ocean from above, a large dark marine animal shape beneath the surface, bright sun sparkles on rippled water, and no visible people.

Tags

BUZZARDS BEACH EAST CAPE BCS2023manateemarine animalwateroceanshallowclearturquoiseswimmingglidingunderwaterlight reflectionscalmslowaerialsunlightsparkleswavesserene

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.

Top-down view of turquoise water at Buzzards Beach, Baja California Sur, with sun glitter at left and a dark marine animal shape under the surface, no visible people.
The opening frame places the submerged animal shape below bright ripples in clear shallow water. (0:00)
Aerial frame over Buzzards Beach turquoise water, with the large dark underwater shape nearer the center and scattered sun reflections, no visible people.
This moment shows the animal form more centrally beneath the shallow ocean surface. (0:01)

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