Can you guess what this is? Plus last week's answer and winner!
November 29, 2021
Monday Nature Mystery
We are pleased to announce the winner of our Monday Nature Mystery,Geraldine Shannon! Please email us your snail mail address and preference for a hat or tote bag to: [email protected]
Congratulations to Geraldine for correctly identifying the nest and eggs of the Wild Turkey (Meleagris gallopavo). Did you know that if Benjamin Franklin had his way, the Wild Turkey would be our national emblem and not the Bald Eagle? There are actually five subspecies of turkey in North America: Eastern, Osceola, Merriam, Gould’s, and Rio Grande.
Here is an interesting article from National Audubon Society by Anne Readel about the Wild Turkeys in her suburban neighborhood.
Last Week's mystery: Wild Turkey (Meleagris gallopavo) nest and eggs. Photo: Drew Heath, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Each Monday we’ll post a new photo and identify the previous week’s winner. They’ll receive an ASNV hat or tote bag.
Here's this week's mystery:
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: Mary Shelton
Do you know who this is? 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.
