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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
Posted in General, Lizard canary, Lizard canary basicsTagged cap COM Lizard canary
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COM Lizard classification: clear cap or broken cap?

Posted on 05/03/2017 by Huw Evans 1 Comment
In part 1, I published a photo of a silver Lizard and asked if it was a clear cap or broken cap.  You can see the same bird from a different angle above.... Read More
Posted in General, Lizard canary, Lizard canary basicsTagged COM Lizard canary Lizard show
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The COM Lizard classification, part 1: brave new world

Posted on 01/03/2017 by Huw Evans 3 Comments
O wonder! How many goodly creatures are there here! How beauteous mankind is! O brave new world, That has such people in’t. From The Tempest by William Shakespeare.... Read More
Posted in General, Lizard canary, ShowsTagged Best in Show cap COM Jules Etienne Lizard canary OMJ World Show
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Variegation, part 3: spangles

Posted on 15/02/2017 by Huw Evans 1 Comment
This series is all about the contrast of light and dark we can see in the plumage of birds.  The spangle of the Lizard canary is a special form of variegation, unique amongst canaries, yet as we saw in Part 2 , common enough in the bird world. ... Read More
Posted in General, Lizard canaryTagged Lizard canary variegation
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Close Encounters of the Third Kind

Posted on 10/02/2017 by Huw Evans 14 Comments
Today.... Read More
Posted in General, Lizard canaryTagged Lizard canary
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Variegation, part 2: patterns of light and dark

Posted on 05/02/2017 by Huw Evans 31 Comments
Yikes!  A budgie!  What’s that doing on Fine Spangled Sort?  Let me introduce you to Stanley, my daughter’s budgerigar.  He is here for a good reason: to demonstrate the markings in his plumage.... Read More
Posted in General, Lizard canaryTagged Lizard canary spangles
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World Show 2017, part 3: gallery two

Posted on 28/01/2017 by Huw Evans Leave a comment
First, enjoy the video of Giorgio Massarutto’s broken cap silver hen contributed by Joe Coakley, then have a look at the second (of two) gallery of the birds at the World Show.  As always, click on a photo for a larger image and the name of the breeder.  ... Read More
Posted in Galleries, General, Lizard canary, ShowsTagged Bart Deckers Coquet Jules Etienne Lizard canary Sonntag Tebroke

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