Nature: Trumpeter Swans in Minnesota
We leave you this Sunday before Christmas with trumpeter swans a-swimmin' near Brainerd, Minnesota. Videographer: Kevin Kjergaard.
Nature: Snow in South Dakota
We leave you this Sunday dreaming of a white Christmas at Good Earth State Park in South Dakota. Videographer: Kevin Kjergaard.
Nature: Alligators in Florida
We leave you this morning swimming with the alligators on the Myakka River in Florida. Videographer: Doug Jensen.
Nature: Sequoia National Park in California
We leave you this Sunday morning among the giant sequoias at Sequoia National Park in California. Videographer: Carl Mrozek.
Nature: Turkeys in Washington State
We leave you this Sunday, appropriately enough, with turkeys on the move at the Asotin Creek Wildlife Area in Washington State. Videographer: Hank Heusinkveld.
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Nature: Trumpeter Swans in Minnesota
We leave you this Sunday before Christmas with trumpeter swans a-swimmin' near Brainerd, Minnesota. Videographer: Kevin Kjergaard.
Nature: Snow in South Dakota
We leave you this Sunday dreaming of a white Christmas at Good Earth State Park in South Dakota. Videographer: Kevin Kjergaard.
Nature: Alligators in Florida
We leave you this morning swimming with the alligators on the Myakka River in Florida. Videographer: Doug Jensen.
Nature: Sequoia National Park in California
We leave you this Sunday morning among the giant sequoias at Sequoia National Park in California. Videographer: Carl Mrozek.
Nature: Turkeys in Washington State
We leave you this Sunday, appropriately enough, with turkeys on the move at the Asotin Creek Wildlife Area in Washington State. Videographer: Hank Heusinkveld.
Nature: Black Hills of South Dakota
We leave you this Sunday morning with an autumn stroll in the Black Hills of South Dakota. Videographer: Kevin Kjergaard.
Nature: Wombats in Tasmania
We leave you this Sunday with wombats, and friends, enjoying the morning at Cradle Mountain in Tasmania. Videographer: Lee McEachern.
Nature: Grand Teton National Park
We leave you this Sunday morning at Grand Teton National Park in Wyoming. Videographer: David Bhagat.
Nature: Bats in Texas
We leave you this Sunday with the bats of Bracken Cave getting ready for Halloween near San Antonio, Texas. Videographer: Nedra Gurry.
Nature: Penguins in Patagonia
We leave you this Sunday morning in Chile, with penguins in Patagonia. Videographer: Michael Clark.
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