Nature: Piping plovers in Maine
We leave you this last Sunday of summer with piping plovers nesting on Higgins Beach in Maine. Videographer: Mauricio Handler.
Nature: Forest regrowth in New Mexico
We leave you this Sunday with signs of new life within burned-out areas of Lincoln National Forest near Ruidoso, New Mexico. Videographer: Scot Miller.
Nature: Winnewissa Falls in Minnesota
We leave you this Sunday morning at the Winnewissa Falls, at Pipestone National Monument in Minnesota. Videographer: Kevin Kjergaard.
Nature: Sea lions at California's Monterey Bay
We leave you this Sunday with some playful (and noisy) sea lions at California's Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary. Videographer: Lee McEachern.
Nature: Black-bellied whistling ducks in New Orleans
We leave you this Sunday morning with Black-bellied whistling ducks, basking in the sun at the Audubon Park and Zoo in New Orleans. Videographer: Mike Hernandez. [First aired 5/18/25.]
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Nature: Piping plovers in Maine
We leave you this last Sunday of summer with piping plovers nesting on Higgins Beach in Maine. Videographer: Mauricio Handler.
Nature: Forest regrowth in New Mexico
We leave you this Sunday with signs of new life within burned-out areas of Lincoln National Forest near Ruidoso, New Mexico. Videographer: Scot Miller.
Nature: Winnewissa Falls in Minnesota
We leave you this Sunday morning at the Winnewissa Falls, at Pipestone National Monument in Minnesota. Videographer: Kevin Kjergaard.
Nature: Sea lions at California's Monterey Bay
We leave you this Sunday with some playful (and noisy) sea lions at California's Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary. Videographer: Lee McEachern.
Nature: Black-bellied whistling ducks in New Orleans
We leave you this Sunday morning with Black-bellied whistling ducks, basking in the sun at the Audubon Park and Zoo in New Orleans. Videographer: Mike Hernandez. [First aired 5/18/25.]
Nature: Providence Canyon in Georgia
We leave you this Sunday at Providence Canyon in Southwest Georgia. Videographer: Darrall Johnson.
Nature: Sloths in Costa Rica
We leave you this Sunday Morning with some sloths taking it slow … VERY slow … in Costa Rica. Videographer: Alex Goetz.
Nature: Chimpanzees in Louisiana
We leave you this Sunday with retired chimps living the good life at the Chimp Haven sanctuary in Northwest Louisiana. Videographer: Mike Hernandez.
Nature: Mountain goats in Idaho
We leave you this Sunday Morning with mountain goats at Scotchman Peak in northern Idaho. Videographer: Hank Heusinkveld.
Nature: Mammoth Hot Springs at Yellowstone
We leave you this Sunday morning at Yellowstone National Park's Mammoth Hot Springs in Wyoming. Videographer: Michael Clark.
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