Nature: Sandhill cranes
"Sunday Morning" visits sandhill cranes dancing at dusk at the Woodbridge Ecological Reserve near Lodi, California. Videographer: Lee McEachern.
Sunday Morning Nature
Sunday Morning Nature
From the archive: The Sound Tracker
Sound recordist Gordon Hempton is an "acoustic ecologist" who has traveled the world recording the sounds of nature, from birdsong to babbling brooks. "Sunday Morning" visited with Hempton for this report, first broadcast on November 18, 1990, in which he describes the process of capturing the natural world, and searches for the optimal position at which to best hear the sound of the ocean's waves.
Nature: Sandhill cranes
"Sunday Morning" visits sandhill cranes dancing at dusk at the Woodbridge Ecological Reserve near Lodi, California. Videographer: Lee McEachern.
Nature: A memorial of water
On the 20th anniversary of 9/11, "Sunday Morning" visits Lower Manhattan, and the memorial to those who were lost. Videographer: Derek Davis.
Nature: Dawn in Texas
"Sunday Morning" takes us to Lake O' The Pines in east Texas at sunrise. Videographer: Scot Miller.
Nature: Butterflies in the summer sun
"Sunday Morning" takes us to a meadow near Princeton, Massachusetts, a prime spot for butterflies. Videographer: Doug Jensen.
Nature: Wildflower meadows
"Sunday Morning" visits wildflowers on Mount Rainier in Washington State. Videographer: Mike Griffith.
Nature: Bison and calves
"Sunday Morning" takes us to Yellowstone National Park, home of bison and their calves. Videographer: Brad Markel.
Nature: Sailfin mollies
"Sunday Morning" takes a peek at sailfin mollies courting in waters near Tulum in Mexico. Videographer: Lance Milbrand.
Nature: Prairie dogs in the Badlands
With the dog days of August at hand, "Sunday Morning" takes us among prairie dogs in the South Dakota Badlands. Videographer: Kevin Kjergaard.
Nature: Assateague Island
"Sunday Morning" takes us among the wild horses of Assateague Island National Seashore off the Maryland and Virginia coast. Videographer: Michael Clark.
Nature: Caddo Lake
"Sunday Morning" takes us to Caddo Lake on the Texas-Louisiana border, home to a flooded forest of bald cypress and water tupelo trees. Videographer: Scot Miller.
Nature’s quietest places
Gordon Hempton, who calls himself the Sound Tracker, is an "acoustic ecologist" who has traveled the world recording the sounds of nature, from birdsong and rainfall to babbling brooks and the rustling of leaves. But the noise we humans make is making it harder to find those quiet places - and, he says, it's having real consequences for wildlife as well. Bernie Krause, a musician and sound recordist, has become an audio anthropologist, documenting the sounds of nature. He also has noticed dramatic changes in some areas, such as in a Costa Rican rain forest. He helps correspondent Lee Cowan (and us) listen to the difference.
Nature: Lassen Volcanic National Park
"Sunday Morning" takes us to a real hot spot – Lassen Volcanic National Park in California. Videographer: Jaime McDonald.
Nature: Bald eaglets
"Sunday Morning" visits eaglets at Letchworth State Park, near the town of Castile in western New York State. Videographer: Carl Mrozek.
Capturing the "Sunday Morning" Moments of Nature
Conor Knighton meets some of our team of videographers who bring the beauty and sounds of nature to our broadcast each week.
Nature: Great white sharks
"Sunday Morning" takes us to a sighting of sharks – great whites near Guadalupe Island off the Pacific Coast of Mexico. Videographer: Mauricio Handler.
Nature: Wild horse sanctuary
"Sunday Morning" takes us to South Dakota's Black Hills Wild Horse Sanctuary, near Hot Springs – 11,000 acres in which horses may run free. Videographer: Kevin Kjergaard.
Nature: Canadian Rockies
"Sunday Morning" takes us to the cool heights of the Canadian Rockies. Videographer: James Napoli.
Nature: Muir Woods National Monument
"Sunday Morning" takes us to the Muir Woods National Monument in California, a contemplative forest that's been called a "temple of peace." Videographer: Lance Milbrand.
The tulips of Keukenhof
In this web exclusive, Bart Siemerink, managing director of the Keukenhof tulip gardens outside Amsterdam, talks about the history of the internationally-renowned floral showplace, and of Holland’s famed flower itself.
Nature: Yosemite National Park
"Sunday Morning" takes us amidst the splendors of Yosemite National Park in California. Videographer: Scot Miller.
Nature: Red foxes' den
"Sunday Morning" takes us on a visit to a spring litter of red foxes, at home in Durham, Maine. Videographer: Mauricio Handler.
Nature: Santa Cruz Mountains
"Sunday Morning" takes us to California's Santa Cruz Mountains, where a Redwood forest scarred by fire shows signs of rebirth. Videographer: Derek Reich.
Nature: Sandhill cranes and their chicks
On this Mother's Day "Sunday Morning" takes us among sandhill cranes and their chicks in Titusville, Florida. Videographer: Doug Jensen.
Nature: Texas bluebonnets
"Sunday Morning" takes us to Mason County, Texas, for a look at bluebonnets and wildflowers. Videographer: Scot Miller.
Nature: Greater Prairie Chickens in South Dakota
"Sunday Morning" takes us to the Fort Pierre National Grassland in central South Dakota, where it's courtship season for Greater Prairie Chickens. Videographer: Kevin Kjergaard.
Nature: Lovebirds in Tanzania
"Sunday Morning" takes us to the far-away shores of Lake Eyasi in northern Tanzania, home to the aptly-named Fischer's Lovebirds. Videographer: Lee McEachern.
Nature: Cherry blossoms in Japan
"Sunday Morning" takes us this spring Sunday to a setting known in English as "Cherry Blossom Mountain Park" outside Tokyo, home to some 10,000 cherry trees. Videographer: Jiro Akiba.
Nature: Birds in Montana
"Sunday Morning" takes us this Easter Sunday to northeastern Montana's Charles M. Russell National Wildlife Refuge, home to some 250 species of birds. Videographer: Derek Reich.
Nature: Starling murmurations
"Sunday Morning" goes sky-gazing at Greenbrae, California, where flocks of starlings are performing aerial acrobatics known as murmurations. Videographer: Lee McEachern.
Nature: Newts
"Sunday Morning" takes us to a Redwood forest and creek in Los Gatos, California, a quiet home for the humble newt. Videographer: Lance Milbrand.
Nature: Iceland
"Sunday Morning" spends the last days of winter in Iceland. Videographer: Mauricio Handler.
Nature: Baboons in Botswana
"Sunday Morning" takes us among the baboons at Chobe National Park in Botswana, Africa. Videographer: Justin Grubb.
Nature: Snowy owls
“Sunday Morning” pays a visit to some snowy owls on Plum Island, Massachusetts. Videographer: Michael Clark.
Nature: Wolves of Yellowstone
Watch the majestic wolves of Yellowstone National Park. Videographer: Justin Grubb.
Snow monkeys of Japan
A popular tourist draw for Nagano are the Japanese macaques that are drawn to the area - particularly during inclement weather - by the local hot springs
Nature: Trumpeter swans
"Sunday Morning" takes us this Valentine's Day to (where else?) Valentine, Nebraska, at the Fort Niobrara National Wildlife Refuge ... a stopover for Trumpeter Swans. Videographer: Kevin Kjergaard.
Nature: Florida's Ten Thousand Islands
"Sunday Morning" takes us to Florida's Ten Thousand Islands. Videographer: Charles Schultz.
Nature: Deer in New York
"Sunday Morning" takes us among the deer at the Tifft Nature Preserve in Erie County, in western New York State. Videographer: Carl Mrozek.
Nature: Winter in Minnesota
"Sunday Morning" takes us out into the cold, at Blue Mounds State Park in Minnesota. Videographer: Kevin Kjergaard.
Nature: Big horn sheep in Montana
"Sunday Morning" takes us to Big Sky Country, in Western Montana's Sapphire Mountains. Videographer: Brad Markel.
Nature: Elephant seals
"Sunday Morning" takes us to the beach at San Simeon, Calif., a home for elephant seals. Videographer: Lance Milbrand.
Nature: Bald eagles in Idaho
"Sunday Morning" takes us among bald eagles at Lake Coeur d'Alene in Idaho. Videographer: Hank Heusinkveld.
Nature: Snowfall in New Hampshire
"Sunday Morning" takes us to White Mountain National Forest in New Hampshire. Videographer: Scot Miller.
Nature: Winter scenes in Minnesota
"Sunday Morning" takes us to the Canadian border, at Minnesota's Grand Portage State Park. Videographer: Scot Miller.
Nature: Geese migration
"Sunday Morning" takes us to Lake Byron in South Dakota, where 'tis the season for geese to migrate South. Videographer: Kevin Kjergaard.
Nature: Washington waterfalls
“Sunday Morning” takes us to the Lower Lewis River Falls near Cougar, Washington. Videographer: Mike Griffith.
Nature: Late autumn colors
“Sunday Morning” takes us along the Blue Ridge Parkway in Great Smoky Mountains National Park to witness fall foliage. Videographer: Charles Schultz.
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