Practice: how much does a Lizard canary drink?

Posted on 03/10/201703/10/2017 by Huw Evans Leave a comment

How much does a Lizard canary drink? A silly question? We all know that it is not much. We fill the drinkers in morning, and by the evening the level has dropped, but there is usually plenty left. I was curious, but an internet search came up with only a single result for canaries. It […]... Read More

Memories of the Knighton partnership

Posted on 24/09/201727/09/2017 by Huw Evans 4 Comments

In 1990 Cage & Aviary Birds published a ‘four page pull-out’ featuring the Lizard canary. It was organised by John Scott on behalf of the LCA. It contained articles by John, Stan Bolton, a poem in Black Country dialect by Brian Gisby (brilliant), a summary of the Lizard canary show standard, and an article on […]... Read More

Adiós Alberto! Hola Alberto!

Posted on 11/09/2017 by Huw Evans 4 Comments

It’s not often that I get to combine my two favourite pastimes: bird keeping and cycling. The retirement yesterday of Alberto Contador, the most exciting grand tour rider of this century, gives me that opportunity.... Read More

Bird’s eye view: the best laid schemes o’ maestros an’ men

Posted on 12/04/201713/04/2017 by Huw Evans Leave a comment

Not all editions of Cage & Aviary Birds have produced interesting articles on canaries, but this week’s issue (1) contains a bumper bundle. Here are some of the highlights:... Read More

Slow wingbeat

Posted on 28/03/2017 by Huw Evans 6 Comments

Fine Spangled Sort has been on the wing for 18 months. That wingbeat is about to slow down... Read More

The COM Lizard classification, part 3: the devil is in the detail

Posted on 21/03/201722/03/2017 by Huw Evans 4 Comments

COM has finally caught up with the rest of the Lizard world and will provide classes for clear caps, broken caps and non caps next show season. In the final chapter of this short series, I am going to look at some of the finer points of the cap that will now come to the fore.... Read More

COM Lizard classification, part 2: the 10% rule

Posted on 12/03/2017 by Huw Evans 4 Comments

Ernest Gracia tells me that there was an experiment some years ago to allow up to 10% dark feathers in the classes for clear birds in Section E (type/posture canaries). It proved so contentious that the experiment was quickly abandoned. Will the Lizard’s cap suffer the same fate?... Read More

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The London Fancy and the Lizard canary

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