History Part 1: The St. Bartholomew’s Day Massacre
It is not often that you will find an article on canaries illustrated by an engraving of a mass murder, but believe me, it is relevant to the history of the fine spangled sort.... Read More
General
Reggio Emilia 2015
261 birds on show. The judges were Pinelli Mario and Claudio Berno You can see the list of winners on Angelo’s blog here. My thanks to Antonio Petraroli for the photographs. Also thanks to Alessandro Gaiazzi who took the video of the clear cap silver hen, added 03.12.15.... Read More
BPC Show Liege 2015
They say good things come in threes, and this show season has been no exception. First the Lizarddag in Holland, then the LCA Classic in England, and most recently, the BPC* show in Belgium. All had excellent Lizards on display. The BPC* covers all the recognised varieties of type and frill canaries. There were 2347 birds […]... Read More
Bologna 2015
My thanks to Antonio Petraroli for the videos of Best Lizard canary in Show (Fabio Macchioni) and Best Opposite Sex Lizard canary (Gianmarco Orazi). I had heard that Gianmarco had many birds stolen after winning both the gold and silver Lizard classes at the World Show in Bari, so it is good to see that he […]... Read More
Lizard canary basics, Part 3: plumage
How many feathers does a canary have? From the research undertaken by Hutt and Ball in 1938, the answer is probably between 1,500 and 2,000. The colour and quality of the feathers are important features of any show canary, but only in the Lizard does every one of those feathers have to be of the right […]... Read More
Book review: Lancashires, the forgotten variety
Before anyone asks the obvious question, let me remind you that there was a strong connection between the Lancashire canary and the Lizard canary in the first half of the twentieth century. This was thanks to the activities of the Lancashire and Lizard Canary Fanciers Association, the closest thing that the Lizard had to a […]... Read More
