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.
Nature: Turkeys in South Dakota
We leave you this Sunday with some VERY happy turkeys, at South Dakota's Good Earth State Park. Videographer: Kevin Kjergaard.
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Nature: Ring-necked pheasants
We leave you this Sunday with ring-necked pheasants, the state bird of South Dakota, foraging in a snowfall in Good Earth State Park. Videographer: Kevin Kjergaard
Nature: Sunflowers in Southern France
We leave you this Sunday in the south of France where sunflowers pay a fitting tribute to our Charles Osgood. Videographer: Joan Martelli.
Nature: Ladybugs in California
We leave you this Sunday with ladybugs gathering for the winter at Reinhardt Redwood Regional Park in Oakland, California. Videographer: Lance Milbrand.
Nature: Manatees in Florida
We leave you this winter Sunday swimming with the manatees in Clearwater, Florida. Videographer: Lorraine Mullins.
Nature: White-tailed deer in New York State
We leave you this Sunday among the white-tailed deer of Erie County in Upstate New York. Videographer: Carl Mrozek.
Nature: Sunrise on Cape Cod
We leave you this Sunday with a sunrise over the Atlantic Ocean, at Coast Guard Beach on Cape Cod in Massachusetts. Videographer: Scot Miller.
Nature: Snow geese in South Dakota
We leave you this Sunday with some 500,000 snow geese on Lake Thompson in South Dakota. Videographer: Kevin Kjergaard.
Nature: Grizzly bear in Montana
We leave you this Sunday with a young grizzly bear getting ready for winter at Paradise Valley in Montana. Videographer: Judith Lehmberg.
Nature: Wild horses in the Ozarks
We leave you this Sunday morning among wild horses at Missouri's Ozark National Scenic Riverways. Videographer: Scot Miller.
Nature: Monarch butterflies in New Jersey
We leave you this Sunday morning with a species of butterfly the late first lady Rosalynn Carter was dedicated to preserving – Monarch butterflies – in Cape May, New Jersey. Videographer: Jeff Reisly.
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