Gambia 2017 Great white egret wading-FSS

Gambia 2017 Northern reef heron & Pied kingfisher-FSS

The Gambia 2017

Posted on 15/01/201815/01/2018 by Huw Evans 2 Comments

The bird life in The Gambia is abundant and spectacular. Here are some holiday snaps to prove it, all taken in a single morning within 1 kilometre of our hotel. First an action shot: a Caspian tern has just dived for a fish and is emerging from the water. It makes me realise how good […]... Read More

Cesena 2018 preparations for judging-FSS

World Show 2018: a preview

Posted on 07/01/201817/01/2018 by Huw Evans 10 Comments

One of the most important artistic points of interest in Romagna, Cesena is a must for good food and wine lovers. The lordship of the Malatesta family brought Cesena to the apex of its culture and history, with some architectural and artistic treasures that can still be visited today.... Read More

La Carlota 2017 cardboard show cages-FSS

La Carolta 2017 Ernesto Gracia judging-FSS

La Carlota 2017 Amigos del Canario Lizard

La Carlota 2017

Posted on 05/01/201805/01/2018 by Huw Evans 8 Comments

Asociacion Nacional Club Amigos Del Canario Lizard De Espana + Que Amigos—Una Gran Familia. Show report by Joe Coakley... Read More

Battle scars

Posted on 30/12/201729/12/2017 by Huw Evans 7 Comments

You may recognise this bird. He featured in an article entitled ‘If it wasn’t for bad luck, I wouldn’t have no luck at all’ exactly a year ago. His luck hasn’t got much better.... Read More

CCSC Best Lizard 1994 National (JScott)-FSS

NCGC 5th Best Lizard 2016 LCA Classic (DNewton)-FSS

CCGH Best Lizard Classic 2014 NHastead-FSS

Lizard canary basics, part 15: the rise of rowings since 1987

Posted on 26/12/201726/12/2017 by Huw Evans 1 Comment

The first part of this short series looked at the rise of rowings (1) in the Lizard canary from a historical perspective. In the second part, I am going to take up the story from 1987 and look at the progress that rowings have made over the last 30 years. ... Read More

Midland Lizard Canary Club Show

Posted on 09/12/2017 by Huw Evans Leave a comment

I’ve just been informed that the MLCC show has been cancelled due to the forecast of heavy snow tomorrow.... Read More

Yorkshire canaries Western Counties show-FSS

The good old days?

Posted on 07/12/201707/12/2017 by Huw Evans 7 Comments

I don’t know how he does it, but John Canepa keeps finding fascinating old photographs of people and their birds. He wasn’t able to add anything about the origins of the photographs, but did tell me something about the photo you see at the head of this article: “I believe this one is La Farfa la […]... Read More

fine spangled sort

The London Fancy and the Lizard canary . . . for those who are very curious