History, part 16: the colour of money

Posted on 23/10/2016 by Huw Evans 1 Comment

Have you noticed that whenever people start talking about material possessions, whether they are cars, clothes, houses or high-tech gadgets, it doesn’t take long before the conversation turns to their price. Whether you’ve found a bargain, are outraged by exorbitant prices, or simply curious about how much things cost, it is the universal method of ascribing […]... Read More

Bird’s eye view: Cage & Aviary Birds 19 October 2016

Posted on 20/10/2016 by Huw Evans 3 Comments

Three articles in Cage & Aviary Birds caught my eye this week. The first was entitled Thinking outside the box, but it is what goes inside the box that matters here. ... Read More

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The EALCA John Codling Memorial Show

Posted on 18/10/2016 by Huw Evans 3 Comments

Report by Joe Coakley: This year the EALCA Show moved from Kings Lynn to Emneth, Norfolk. It was also a Memorial Show paying tribute to former Chairman John Codling. The new show hall was a vast improvement on the EALCA’s former home with much more space, parking and facilities, my only criticism was the lighting […]... Read More

The National Exhibition 2016

Posted on 11/10/2016 by Huw Evans 2 Comments

The National Exhibition at Stafford is never going to emulate the ‘old’ National amongst Lizard canary fanciers as an end-of-season championship, simply because it is held at the beginning. Its real value is that it offers an opportunity for breeders to meet up again and perhaps, just perhaps, introduce some of the candidates for the […]... Read More

Bird’s eye view: the Breckland Cinnamon Lizard Canary Club

Posted on 09/10/201610/10/2016 by Huw Evans 15 Comments

It was only a matter of time. Once a club for ‘blue lizards’ was formed, the genie was out of the bottle and, despite proclamations to the contrary, it was inevitable that other colours would follow. ... Read More

First Anniversary

Posted on 01/10/2016 by Huw Evans 9 Comments

Is today, so three cheers!... Read More

The fertile hybrid theory: the Serin

Posted on 25/09/2016 by Huw Evans 19 Comments

If you could go back 300 years to the France of Louis XIV, the Sun King, you would discover that the canary (Serinus canaria) was not called le Canari but le Serin de Canarie (the Serin of the Canaries). This is the name that Hervieux used to differentiate it from the ordinary Serin (Serinus serinus). […]... Read More

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The London Fancy and the Lizard canary

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