Nature: California coast
"Sunday Morning" takes us to Davenport Beach near Monterey Bay in California. Videographer: Michael Hernandez.
Nature: Giraffes
"Sunday Morning" takes us to Africa to witness a tower of giraffes. Videographer: Judith Lehmberg.
Nature: Songbirds in Texas
"Sunday Morning" attends a concert by migratory songbirds in High Island, Texas, on the Gulf Coast. Videographer: Judith Lehmberg.
Nature: Monet's garden
"Sunday Morning" takes us to the French town of Giverny, and a view of the water lilies that inspired artist Claude Monet. Videographer: Joan Martelli.
Nature: Kangaroos
"Sunday Morning" takes us to the beach in Australia, among kangaroos fleeing forest fires that have been ravaging the country. Videographer: Harry Clapson.
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Nature: Roadrunners and cuckoos
This week’s moment in nature takes us among the roadrunners and cuckoos of the New Mexican landscape
Nature: Monarch butterflies
This week’s moment in nature takes us among the thousands of Monarch butterflies spending the winter in Pismo Beach, California
Nature: Florida coral reef
This week’s moment in nature takes us among the corals of the Looe Key Marine Sanctuary in southern Florida
Nature: Whooping Cranes
This week’s moment in nature takes us among the whooping cranes of the Aransas National Wildlife Refuge in Texas
This week’s moment in nature takes us to the snowy woods near Java, N.Y., not far from Buffalo
This week’s moment in nature takes us to the snowy woods near Java, N.Y., not far from Buffalo.
This week's moment in nature takes us to the snowy Madison River Valley near Cameron, Mont.
This week's moment in nature takes us to the snowy Madison River Valley near Cameron, Mont.
This week's moment of nature takes us among the elephants at Kruger National Park in South Africa
This week's moment of nature takes us among the elephants at Kruger National Park in South Africa.
This week's moment in nature takes us among the redwoods in and around Los Gatos, Calif.
This week's moment in nature takes us among the redwoods in and around Los Gatos, Calif.
Nature: Wild Turkeys
This week's moment in nature takes us amongst some safe-and-sound wild turkeys, at the Reinstein Woods Nature Preserve near Buffalo, N.Y.
Nature: Cape Cod
This week's moment in nature takes us to President Kennedy's beloved Cape Cod, home to a national seashore created during the first year of his presidency
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