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Aerial View Of Turtle Swimming In Pond (Colorado, 2019)

21s HD 1080p 29.97fps Aerial Colorado, United States 2019
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About this clip

Aerial footage captures a turtle swimming in a small, murky body of water surrounded by vegetation. The camera looks down at the reptile as it moves through the green-tinted water near a concrete edge. The scene provides a naturalistic view of wildlife in a contained environment, suitable for nature documentaries or environmental storytelling.

Clip Intelligence

Production use
Nature documentaries, conservation awareness campaigns, and educational content about reptile behavior are the primary fits, and the clip also suits wildlife-focused social media content or North American natural history segments.
Edit role
At 21 seconds, this works as a sustained cutaway or contemplative insert in a wildlife timeline, long enough to carry narration or a full voice-over beat without requiring a cut.
Visual details
A large turtle with a pale greenish-gray shell is viewed directly from above as it moves slowly through dark, algae-tinted water, with a curved concrete edge visible along one side of the frame and no people visible.
Shot mechanics
The camera is oriented in a nadir position, looking straight down from drone altitude, with the turtle occupying the center-to-upper portion of the frame and dark green algae-covered water filling the remainder.

Tags

turtleswimmingaerialdronewaterpondreptilenaturewildlifegreenalgaetop downaquaticanimaloutdoorsummerconservationhabitatvegetationconcrete edge

Shot slate

Resolution
1920 × 1080
Frame rate
29.97 fps
Duration
21s
Codec
H.264 MP4
File size
35 MB
Location
Colorado, United States
Year filmed
2019
Published
Aug 2019

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.

Nadir drone view of a large turtle with pale greenish-gray shell in dark algae-covered water, curved concrete edge visible at frame right, no visible people, Colorado United States
The opening frame establishes the straight-down drone perspective on the turtle, centered in dark algae-covered water with a concrete edge to the right. (0:00)
Top-down drone view of a large turtle in dark algae-tinted water, concrete curved edge visible on right side, no visible people, Colorado United States
One second in, the turtle holds its position near center-left as the drone maintains a steady overhead angle. (0:01)
Overhead view of a large turtle with pale rounded shell moving through dark algae-covered water, concrete edge visible at frame right, no visible people
The turtle's pale shell contrasts against the dark water as it continues its slow movement in the contained pond. (0:02)
Nadir drone view of a large turtle in dark water with algae, curved concrete edge clearly visible on right side of frame, no visible people, Colorado United States
The curved concrete edge of the pond boundary becomes more prominent as the turtle swims near it. (0:03)

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