Nature: Salmon run in Washington State
We leave you this Sunday morning swimming with the salmon in Washington State. Videographer: Lane Milbrand.
Nature: Grand Teton National Park
We leave you this Sunday morning in Wyoming's Grand Teton National Park, where bison are waking up to fall. Videographer: Judith Lehmberg.
Nature: Donkeys and elephants
We leave you this Sunday Morning in the company of donkeys, and elephants. Videographers: Carl Mrozek and Cate Poole.
Nature: Howler monkeys in Belize
We leave you this Sunday with howler monkeys in Belize. Videographer: Lance Milbrand.
Nature: Manta rays in Mexico
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Nature: Gopher tortoises in Florida
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Nature: Prairie chickens in South Dakota
We leave you this Sunday among prairie chickens doing their dance in South Dakota. Videographer: Kevin Kjergaard.
Nature: Bunnies in Pennsylvania
We leave you this Easter Sunday on the bunny trail near Lake Pleasant in Northwest Pennsylvania. Videographer: Carl Mrozek.
Nature: Birds of Costa Rica
"Sunday Morning" takes us among the colorful birds in the jungle near San Jose, Costa Rica. Videographer: Judith Lehmberg.
Nature: Driftwood on a Florida beach
We leave you this Sunday among driftwood along the shoreline at Little Talbot State Park in Jacksonville, Florida. Videographer: Charles Schultz.
Nature: Elk at Point Reyes National Seashore
We leave you this Sunday Morning with majestic Tule Elk at Point Reyes National Seashore, in California. Videographer: Lance Milbrand.
Nature: Blue Ridge Parkway in North Carolina
We leave you this Sunday in mist along the Blue Ridge Parkway in North Carolina. Videographer: Scot Miller.
Nature: Snowy woods
We leave you this Sunday at the Reinstein Woods Nature Preserve in Depew, New York. Videographer: Carl Mrozek.
Nature: Eagles in Nebraska
We leave you this Sunday before Presidents Day with our national bird, bald eagles, wintering along the Missouri River near Crofton, Nebraska. Videographer: Kevin Kjergaard.
Nature: Guanay cormorants in Peru
We leave you this Sunday before Valentine's Day with Guanay cormorants, which mate for life, looking for love at the Punta San Juan nature reserve in Peru.Videographer: Mauricio Handler
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