Mission accomplished: the London Fancy recognised by COM

Posted on 10/12/202214/12/2022 by Huw Evans 15 Comments

I imagine most of my readers will have heard the news that London Fancy canary passed the final examination at the Gouden Ring show last week. The breed has been formally recognised by COM.... Read More

Lizarddag 2018 Best colour fed MDielen-FSS

Lizarddag 2018

Posted on 31/10/2018 by Huw Evans 2 Comments

Football commentators are rather fond of describing a match as ‘a game of two halves’; a statement of the obvious.... Read More

World Show 2017, part 3: gallery two

Posted on 28/01/2017 by Huw Evans Leave a comment

First, enjoy the video of Giorgio Massarutto’s broken cap silver hen contributed by Joe Coakley, then have a look at the second (of two) gallery of the birds at the World Show. As always, click on a photo for a larger image and the name of the breeder. ... Read More

Gallery update

Posted on 12/07/201612/07/2016 by Huw Evans Leave a comment

Photos of silver Lizard canaries from 2014 have been added to the Gallery menu.... Read More

Lizard canary basics, part 8: over-year birds

Posted on 10/03/201605/03/2016 by Huw Evans 5 Comments

Pity the poor Lizard canary, a victim of the fleeting beauty of youth. From October to July the Lizard is a real dandy, exquisitely patterned, beautifully presented, and then . . . the glory fades and the precision is lost . . . it becomes an over-year! ... Read More

Gallery updates

Posted on 19/02/201619/02/2016 by Huw Evans 3 Comments

Two more photo galleries have been added. To view, go to to ‘Gallery’ in the menu bar at the top, and a drop-down menu will take you to the new pages. Click on any image to see at a larger size. There is also a ‘view full size’ option below each photo.... Read More