Can you guess what this is? Plus last week's answer and winner!
June 14, 2021
Monday Nature Mystery
We are pleased to announce the winner of last week's Monday Nature Mystery, Esther Peters! Please email us your snail mail address and preference for a hat or tote bag to: [email protected]
By a mere two minutes Esther identified the correct difference in the cicada pictured - this cicada has blue eyes. All three species of in the 17-year periodic Brood X have red eyes. We learned during our fabulous Campfire Chat that only one in a million have blue eyes! Want to learn more about these special visitors? Click here for some more fun facts.
Last week's mystery: Blue-eyed 17-year periodic cicadaPhoto: Jess Michetti
Each Monday we’ll post a new photo and identify the previous week’s winner. They’ll receive an ASNV hat or tote bag.
Be sure to post your answer on our Facebook page @AudubonVA under the Monday Mystery post...do not reply to this email with your guess!
Please remember to write the common name, being mindful of hyphens, uppercase and lowercase letters and always include the Latin name in parentheses. To learn more about bird names click here.
Photo: Devon Mackay
Do you know who makes this sound? Post your guess (please list both common name and Latin name) on our Facebook page @AudubonVA under Monday Nature Mystery.
Good luck!
-Audubon Society of Northern Virginia
Please note that all entries are date and time-stamped. We review each correct answer to see who commented first. If someone 'likes' your comment, it would move it up on the list, making it look like the first post. Winners are limited to one prize every 90 days.
