Battle scars
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
Author: Huw Evans
Lizard canary basics, part 15: the rise of rowings since 1987
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
I’ve just been informed that the MLCC show has been cancelled due to the forecast of heavy snow tomorrow.... Read More
The good old days?
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
Lizard canary basics, part 14: the rise and rise of rowings
Rowing, also known as breastwork, borst tekening, and dessin de la poitrine et flancs (1) has been the rising star in the Lizard’s firmament for as long as I can remember. Anyone who has studied the Lizard’s ancient history will know that the popularity of rowings has been growing steadily for much longer than that.... Read More
Falsehoods and Facebook
Falsehood flies, and the Truth comes limping after it. (Jonathan Swift, 1710) Several friends sent me the above photograph that has apparently been doing the rounds on Facebook (1). One even contacted me before the credit was added in Italian. It shows a non cap silver hen that I am supposed to have bred. […]... Read More
David Newton, the best kept secret in the Lizard canary fancy?
I am often asked about British Lizards and their breeders. The questioner may be a novice seeking stock, or a continental breeder curious about the British scene. The most common question I am asked is “who has the best Lizards in England?” (1). ... Read More