Nature: Mating grebes
We leave you this Sunday with mating grebes all in rush – it's called "rushing" – at Calero Reservoir in Santa Clara County, California. Videographer: Lee McEachern.
Nature: Fur seals in New Zealand
We leave you this Sunday with fur seals hanging out near Cape Foulwind in New Zealand. Videographer: Russell Nickerson.
Nature: Poppies in California
We leave you this Memorial Day weekend in California in a field of poppies – the flower of remembrance.
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, Louisiana. Videography: Mike Hernandez.
Nature: Nesting birds in Florida
We leave you this Mother's Day with some moms and their chicks in St. Augustine, Florida. Videographer: Charles Schultz.
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Nature: Mating grebes
We leave you this Sunday with mating grebes all in rush – it's called "rushing" – at Calero Reservoir in Santa Clara County, California. Videographer: Lee McEachern.
Nature: Fur seals in New Zealand
We leave you this Sunday with fur seals hanging out near Cape Foulwind in New Zealand. Videographer: Russell Nickerson.
Nature: Poppies in California
We leave you this Memorial Day weekend in California in a field of poppies – the flower of remembrance.
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, Louisiana. Videography: Mike Hernandez.
Nature: Nesting birds in Florida
We leave you this Mother's Day with some moms and their chicks in St. Augustine, Florida. Videographer: Charles Schultz.
Nature: Rocky Mountain Big Horn Sheep
We leave you this Sunday with Rocky Mountain Big Horn Sheep at the Asotin Creek Wildlife Area in Washington State. Videographer: Hank Heusinkveld.
Nature: Sage grouse
We leave you this Sunday morning near Devil's Tower in Wyoming, where love is in the air for mating sage grouse. Videographer: Kevin Kjergaard.
Nature: High Falls in New York
We leave you this Sunday with the sights and sounds of spring at High Falls in Philmont, New York. Videographer: Lorraine Mullins.
Nature: Chimpanzees
We leave you this Sunday with retired chimps living the good life at Chimp Haven in Northwest Louisiana. Videographer: Mike Hernandez.
Nature: National Arboretum
We leave you this Sunday at the National Arboretum in Washington, where Spring is putting on quite a show. Videographer: Steven Harper
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