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2022: the Good, the Bad, and the Ugly

Posted on 28/12/202228/12/2022 by Huw Evans 7 Comments
The best laid schemes o’ Mice an’ Men Gang aft agley, An’ lea’e us nought but grief an’ pain, For promis’d joy! Robert Burns ‘To a Mouse’, 1785 (1) It is commonly believed that breeding show canaries is a numbers game: you have more chance of producing winners if you breed 200 youngsters than if […]... Read More
Posted in General, Lizard canaryTagged Lizard canary
Liege 2022 BIS 3-FSS Liege 2022 BIS-FSS Liege 2022 CCGH 2-FSS Liege 2022 gold Lizards-FSS Liege 2022 JC & BD-FSS Liege 2022 JE prize award-FSS Liege 2022 NCSC-FSS Liege 2022 palmares-FSS Liege 2022 trophies-FSS Liege 2022 BIS-FI Liege 2022 BIS by JE-FI Liege 2022 BIS 2-FSS Liege 2022 JC judging-FSS Liege 2022 BD, JE & RW-FSS Liege 2022 BIS 2-FSS Liege 2022 Best Gold-FSS Liege 2022 JC & JE-FSS Liege 2022 BCGH 2-FSS Liege 2022 BCGH-FSS

The Liege show 2022

Posted on 23/12/202229/12/2022 by Huw Evans 5 Comments
Report by Joe Coakley: I have been extremely fortunate during 2022 to have Judged some fine Lizards through-out the UK but the Lizards of Belgium are just that step ahead for me.... Read More
Posted in General, Lizard canary, People, ShowsTagged Bart Deckers Best in Show Jules Etienne Lizard canary Ronald Wauters
Classic 2022 3rd Best Nov-FSS Classic 2022 4th Best Champ-FSS Classic 2022 AB PS & RS-FSS Classic 2022 BCGC (IA)-FSS CLASSIC 2022 BCSH (HE)-FSS CLASSIC 2022 BCSH (R&IW)-FSS Classic 2022 Best Nov Nat (RS)-FSS Classic 2022 CCGH (IA)-FSS Classic 2022 DN&JG-FSS Classic 2022 FM&JG-FSS Classic 2022 JG&DN-FSS Classic 2022 NCGC (HE)-FSS CLASSIC 2022 NCGC (NS)-FSS CLASSIC 2022 NCGH (NS)-FSS Classic 2022 RS&JG-FSS Classic 2022 TH&JG-FSS LCA Classic 3rd Best Nat-FSS LCA Classic 2022 BIS (RA)-FSS Classic 2022 Best Champ Lizard -FI Classic 2022 2nd Best Champ-FI LCA Classic 2022 Best Champ (DN) Classic 2022 BCGC (unknown)-FSS

The LCA Classic 2022, part 2

Posted on 28/11/2022 by Huw Evans 3 Comments
Here are more photos of the birds and the people at the show.  Just click on any of the thumbnails for a larger image.... Read More
Posted in General, Lizard canary, People, ShowsTagged Best in Show LCA Lizard canary Lizard show
Classic 2022 Show hall-FSS Classic 2022 CJ&NS-FSS Classic 2022 FM-FSS Classic 2022 RA&JG-FSS CLASSIC 2022 HCSC (IA)-FSS CLASSIC 2022 Best Champ & 2nd Best Lizard-FSS Classic 2022 2nd Best Champ-FSS Classic 2022 3rd Best Champ-FSS Classic 2022 CCGC (NS)-FSS Classic 2022 Best Champ-FSS Classic 2022 Best Champ Nat-FSS Classic 2022 2nd Best Champ Nat-FSS LCA Classic 3rd Best Nat-FSS Classic 2022 Best Nat NonCap-FSS Classic 2022 2nd Best Nov-FSS Classic 2022 Best Champ-FSS LCA Classic Best in Show-FSS Classic 2022 JG&JR-FSS Classic 2022 IA&PS-FSs Classic 2022 Successful Novs-FSS LCA Classic 2022 Best in Show-FI

The LCA Classic 2022, Part 1

Posted on 20/11/202220/11/2022 by Huw Evans 6 Comments
The 2022 LCA Classic was yet another advance on recent years.  The show received an entry of 201 Lizard canaries, despite many birds being excluded because their owners were located within an Avian Influenza Control Zone.... Read More
Posted in General, Lizard canary, People, ShowsTagged Best in Show David Newton Ian Adcock Jeremy Goacher LCA Classic Lizard canary Tony Horton
Nat 2022 JC, PF & PS-FSS Nat 2022 Best Nov-FSS-1 Nat 2022 ray Anthony-FSS Nat 2022 Best Lizard-FSS Nat 2022 bl & bl cages-FSS Nat 2022 BIS award-FSS Nat 2022 3rd Best Liz-FSS Nat 2022 Best Junior-FSS Nat 2022 Best Lizard 2-FSS Nat 2022 CCSH etc-FSS Nat 2022 Portuguese hospitality Nat 2022 CCSH-FSS Nat 2022 Best Nat-FSS Nat 2022 Second Best Liz-FSS Nat 2022 Best canary-FI

Lizards at the National Exhibition 2022

Posted on 29/10/202231/10/2022 by Huw Evans 5 Comments
Illness prevented me attending this year’s National.  Fortunately Joe Coakley and Andy Beesley stepped into the breach.  Here is Joe’s report illustrated with photos by himself and Andy.  My thanks to them both.... Read More
Posted in General, Lizard canary, ShowsTagged Best in Show Lizard canary national show R & I Wright
Jean Degroot Best NCG @ Lizarddag 2016-FSS JDegroot Best NCS @ Lizarddag 2018-FSS Best Lizard Amigos 2021 (Jesus Carrilero Copete)-FSS Amigos 2021 Best silver non cap-FSS copy JDegroot @ Lizarddag 2015-FI Lizarddag JdG-fss copy

Jean Degroot

Posted on 26/06/202226/06/2022 by Huw Evans 5 Comments
Many readers will have heard the sad news of the death of Jean Degroot at the age of 77.  I’d like to pay tribute to him.... Read More
Posted in General, Lizard canary, PeopleTagged Lizard canary Lizarddag
Cage colour LCA minutes 1945-FSS Summer Blue Luxol Nursery Blue-FSS Summer Blue show cage 1960-FSS Summer Blue change of colour-FSS Summer Blue Luxol Advert-FSS Dulux Summer Blue-FSS Summer Blue eggshell-FSS Summer Blue-FI Lizard show cage in SumBlue-FSS

The famous blue and black cages

Posted on 15/02/2022 by Huw Evans 4 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!” F.W. Snelling, The Lizard Canary Fancy, March 1956... Read More
Posted in General, History, Lizard canary, Scott ArchiveTagged history LCA Lizard canary

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