Always keep your eyes open in the countryside. You might get a bonus like this.
Walking at lunch today I passed this perfect specimen of the Shingleback. Length is about 350mm or 14 inches in the old scale. The shingleback lizard is native to Australia. The name ‘Stumpy’ is from the short tail.
Canberra is well-known as the bush capital.
Amateur Radio News from Jon Stow, G4MCU 