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Lizard canary

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New LCA website

Posted on 04/09/2019 by Huw Evans 1 Comment
The LCA has a new website.  You can find it at Lizardcanaryassociation.com .  Ian Adcock, who was rash enough to volunteer to do all the work, describes how he approached the task, and what the new site will offer: In bringing the old LCA website up to date it was clear that the site had very […]... Read More
Posted in General, Lizard canaryTagged LCA Lizard canary
National 2018 AE & BH-FSS

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
Posted in General, Lizard canary, London Fancy, PeopleTagged COM Lizard canary London Fancy
cf & ncf CCGHs-FI

LCA: the colour feeding rule

Posted on 03/06/201917/01/2020 by Huw Evans 2 Comments
The results of the referendum on the colour feeding rule have been published on the LCA website.... Read More
Posted in General, Lizard canaryTagged LCA
Best Lizard E Sussex Nat 2018-FI Liege 2018- Best silver @ Liege 2019-FSS BCGC DNewton 2018-FSS BCSC 2018 Danny Higgins-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
Posted in Bird's eye view, General, Lizard canaryTagged Best in Show Lizard canary
Rowings BCSC 2018-022 taking off-FI Rowings NCGH2018-023a-FSS OLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERA Rowings BCGC 2018-015-FSS Rowings NCGH 2018-005-FSS Rowings NCGH 2018-004-FSS Rowings NCSH 2018-023b-FSS Rowings BCSH 2018-011-FSS Rowings BCSC 2018-031a-FSS Rowings BCSH 2018-026a-FSS Rowings BCSC 2018-022a-FSS Rowings BCSC 2018-031a-FSS

Lizard canary basics, Part 16: the magic of rowings

Posted on 26/02/2019 by Huw Evans 9 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
Posted in General, Lizard canary, Lizard canary basicsTagged Lizard canary rowings
BCGC DNewton 2018-FSS BCSH DNewton 2018-FSS BCSC DNewton 2018-FSS HCSC DNewton 2018-FSS CCGH DNewton 2018-FSS CCGH DNewton 2018-FI BCSH DNewton-2018-FSS NCSH DNewton 2018a-FSS

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
Posted in General, Lizard canary, PeopleTagged Best in Show David Newton Lizard canary
WS 2019 BCGH Verhoef-FSS WS 2019 BCGH-1 Kees-FSS WS 2019 BCSH Everaers-FSS WS 2019 BCSH Macchioni-FSS WS 2019 BCSH Miguel Recacha Gonzales WS 2019 CCGH Massarutto-FSS WS 2019 CCGH2 Etienne-FSS WS 2019 CCSH Gubbels-FSS WS 2019 CCSH Massarutto-FSS WS 2019 CCSH Mungiguerra-FSS WS 2019 NCGH Deckers-FSS WS 2019 NCGH Kouws-FSS Ws 2019 NCSH Leijen-FSS WS 2019 CCSH Mungiguerra-FI

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
Posted in General, Lizard canary, ShowsTagged Lizard canary Lizard show Mungiguerra World Show

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