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.
Nature: Hawksbill turtles in Mexico
We leave you this Sunday morning taking it slow, with Hawksbill turtles off the Yucatan Peninsula in Mexico. Videographer: Lee McEachern.
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Nature: Manta rays in Mexico
We leave you this Sunday morning under the sea in Quintana Roo, Mexico, where the Manta rays are enjoying breakfast. Videographer: Mauricio Handler.
Nature: Yellowstone River
We leave you this Sunday morning along the Yellowstone River at Yellowstone National Park in Wyoming. Videographer: Mauricio Handler.
Nature: Aspens in Utah
We leave you this Sunday morning with shades of autumn – aspen trees at Fishlake National Forest in Central Utah. Videographer: Leo McEachern.
Nature: Sunflowers in South Dakota
We leave you this Sunday morning among sunflowers in Highmore, South Dakota. Videographer: Kevin Kjergaard.
Nature: Monument Valley
We leave you this Sunday among the towering rock formations of Monument Valley along the Arizona-Utah border. Videographer: Brad Markel.
Nature: Wildflowers of New York State
We leave you this Sunday among wildflowers at the Buttercup Farm Audubon Sanctuary in the Hudson Valley of New York State. Videographer: Elijah Bhagat.
Nature: Mt. Rushmore in South Dakota
We leave you this Sunday morning under the watchful eyes of Washington, Jefferson, Lincoln and Theodore Roosevelt, carved into Mt. Rushmore in the Black Hills of South Dakota. Videographer: David Bhagat.
Nature: Sand Dollar Beach
We leave you this Sunday overlooking Sand Dollar Beach in Monterey County, California. Videographer: Ed Givnish.
Nature: Walden Pond in Massachusetts
We leave you this Sunday at Walden Pond, site of Henry David Thoreau's literary sojourn, in Concord, Mass. Videographer: Gary Cohen.
Nature: Lake Michigan
We leave you this Sunday along the sandy shore of Lake Michigan, at Illinois Beach State Park. Videographer: Jamie McDonald.
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