Brian Hogg

Posted on 05/06/201907/06/2019 by Huw Evans 5 Comments

Many of you will have heard the sad news that Brian Hogg has died (1). I’m sure there will be many tributes to him in a forthcoming edition of Cage and Aviary Birds, but I wanted to add my own appreciation of Brian, one of the canary fancy’s great ambassadors.... Read More

LCA: the colour feeding rule

Posted on 03/06/2019 by Huw Evans 2 Comments

The results of the referendum on the colour feeding rule have been published on the LCA website.... Read More

Liege 2018- Best silver @ Liege 2019-FSS

The judges judged

Posted on 09/04/2019 by Huw Evans 3 Comments

“Each of us is entitled to his own opinion, but not to his own facts.” James R. Schlesinger (1)... Read More

Lizard canary basics, Part 16: the magic of rowings

Posted on 26/02/2019 by Huw Evans 8 Comments

“Controversy is not seldom excited in consequence of the disputants attaching each a different meaning to the same word.” Samuel Taylor Coleridge (1)... Read More

Six of the best

Posted on 16/02/201913/02/2019 by Huw Evans 6 Comments

David Newton keeps a small stud of Lizard canaries; normally just six pairs of birds. His focus is on quality, not quantity.... Read More

World show: gallery 2

Posted on 12/02/201912/02/2019 by Huw Evans 1 Comment

The original intention of this post was to display a second gallery of photographs taken by Joe Coakley of the Lizards at the 2019 World Show. Anyone who has read Joe’s critique in Part 1 will know that some of the judges’ decisions were very controversial.... Read More

World Show 2019: a Dutch trait

Posted on 08/02/2019 by Huw Evans 8 Comments

My visit to the World Show had a different focus this year. My priority was to present the London Fancy show standard, which took place on the first weekend of the show. I didn’t stay to view the Lizards, but I knew a man whom I could trust to give an honest and comprehensive review […]... Read More

fine spangled sort

The London Fancy and the Lizard canary . . . for those who are very curious

Lizard canary