Can you guess what this is? Plus last week's answer and winner!
December 13, 2021
Monday Nature Mystery
We are pleased to announce the winner of our Monday Nature Mystery,Vincent Verweij! Please email us your snail mail address and preference for a hat or tote bag to: [email protected]
Congratulations to Vincent for correctly identifying the fruit of the Coral Honeysuckle vine (Lonicera sempervirens). This native honeysuckle has brilliant scarlet blooms that are a favorite of hummingbirds. It’s not as aggressive as their non-native cousins, which invade forest understories and choke out important native shrubs, groundcover and ephemerals. The fruits are popular with many thrushes and quail. To learn more about the Coral honeysuckle, click here.
Last Week's mystery: Coral Honeysuckle (Lonicera sempervirens).
Photo: JK Marlow
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: vince gx via Unsplash
Do you know whose alarm call this is? Post your guess (please list both common name and Latin name) on our Facebook page @AudubonVA under this week's 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.
