Norwich Alliance 1955 Lizard classes-FSS

The Scott Archive: the Norwich Alliance show 1955

Posted on 02/09/2016 by Huw Evans 2 Comments

“Having paid my entrance fee I found myself in a very large and well lighted show hall and the sight that met my eyes was one to make my heart miss a beat – rows upon rows of the famous blue and black Lizard show cages! My immediate thought was that surely this must be […]... Read More

Mosnstueux Serin de Canarie title page-FSS

Bird’s eye view: maestros and monstrosities

Posted on 21/08/2016 by Huw Evans 2 Comments

There were two articles in this week’s Cage & Aviary Birds that caught my eye (1). The first, by Terry Kelly, was entitled Learning from the maestros. It was probably as succinct an article on developing a quality stud of canaries as I’ve come across.... Read More

History, part 15: I wonder what he meant by that?

Posted on 18/08/2016 by Huw Evans Leave a comment

When the great French diplomat Talleyrand heard of the death of the Turkish ambassador, he allegedly asked “I wonder what he meant by that?” (1). In its absurdity lies a truth: people are always looking for hidden meanings in what others say and do. ... Read More

Bird’s eye view: Double Dutch

Posted on 10/08/2016 by Huw Evans 2 Comments

The Dutch have always had an unusual approach to the Lizard canary. I’ve never understood why. ... Read More

Lizard canary basics, part 11: the spangled crown

Posted on 05/08/2016 by Huw Evans 3 Comments

In History part 14 I discussed the slow, but inevitable, recognition of broken capped and non capped Lizard canaries. Caps are defined by the extent of clear feathers, but in this edition of Lizard canary basics I want to focus on the dark feathers, the ones that were once deemed to detract from perfection.... Read More

History, part 14: clear cap, broken cap, non cap

Posted on 01/08/201602/08/2016 by Huw Evans Leave a comment

Clear cap, broken cap, non cap. They are the basis of the Lizard classification. We are so familiar with these designations that we take them for granted, but have you wondered why they are so uninspiring? ... Read More

Bird’s eye view: the canaries of Midway

Posted on 29/07/201629/07/2016 by Huw Evans 6 Comments

I had never heard of the Midway canaries until I read Rosemary Low’s article in Cage & Aviary Birds (1). Midway is an atoll comprising two small islands in the middle of the Pacific ocean, but is widely known thanks to the name it gave to one of the pivotal naval battles of the Second […]... Read More

fine spangled sort

The London Fancy and the Lizard canary

Author: Huw Evans