Nature: Bald Eagles in South Dakota
We leave you this Sunday with bald eagles flying high above the Missouri River in South Dakota. As of January 1st, the bald eagle is, finally, our official national bird. Videographer: Kevin Kjergaard.
Nature: Sunrise in Texas
We leave you this Sunday with the sun rising at John Bunker Sands Wetland Center in Combine, Texas. Videographer: Scot Miller.
Nature: Northern Lights above Alaska
We leave you this Sunday morning in the spirit of Christmas, with the northern lights in skies above Alaska. Videographer: Michael Clark.
Nature: Penguins in Antarctica
We leave you this Sunday morning in snowfall at the bottom of the Earth, with Gentoo penguins in Antarctica. Videographer: Lee McEachern.
Nature: Elk in the Ozarks
We leave you this Sunday with elk braving this frosty morning in the Ozarks of Missouri. Videographer: Scot Miller.
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Nature: Spotted dolphins
"Sunday Morning" takes us among some spotted dolphins in the blue waters off the Bahamas. Videographer: Mauricio Handler.
Nature: Red-headed woodpeckers
"Sunday Morning" takes us this week among some red-headed woodpeckers at Knox Farm State Park in western New York. Videographer: Carl Mrozek.
Nature: Black sea bass
"Sunday Morning" takes us among black sea bass in the waters of La Jolla, California. Videographer: Lance Milbrand.
Nature: Jekyll Island’s live oaks
"Sunday Morning" takes us to the stately live oaks of Jekyll Island, Georgia. Videographer: Alex Goetz.
Nature: Zion National Park in Utah
"Sunday Morning" takes us to Zion National Park in Utah. Videographer: Brad Markel.
Nature: Yosemite's Vernal Falls
"Sunday Morning" takes us to Vernal Falls in California's Yosemite National Park. Videographer: Lance Milbrand.
Nature: Rainbow trout
"Sunday Morning" takes us swimming with rainbow trout at Missouri's Roaring River State Park. Videographer: Scot Miller.
Nature: Red wolves
"Sunday Morning" takes us among red wolves, a critically endangered species, near Pamlico Sound in eastern North Carolina. Videographer: Carl Mrozek.
Nature: Texas birdlife
"Sunday Morning" takes us among hummingbirds and songbirds in the Texas Hill Country. Videographer: Scot Miller.
Nature: Stingrays
We travel this morning to the waters off the island of St. Croix. Videographer: National Geographic Explorer, ocean activist and longtime friend of "Sunday Morning" Ziggy Livnat, who passed away this week.
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