A box of tricks

Posted on 15/11/201815/11/2018 by Huw Evans Leave a comment

Allow me to introduce Manuel De Los Reyes Blanes Moreno, better known as Manolo to his friends. Manolo is a Lizard canary breeder and Vice President of the Club Amigos del Canario Lizard. He is also an inventor, the bird-keeping equivalent of ‘Q’ in the James Bond films.... Read More

Battle scars

Posted on 30/12/201729/12/2017 by Huw Evans 7 Comments

You may recognise this bird. He featured in an article entitled ‘If it wasn’t for bad luck, I wouldn’t have no luck at all’ exactly a year ago. His luck hasn’t got much better.... Read More

A visit to Marko

Posted on 18/11/2017 by Huw Evans 4 Comments

Let me start by declaring an interest. I have known Marko for twenty years; we are good friends and visit each other every year. Marko and his family are some of the nicest people you will ever meet. In short, I am biased.... Read More

Practice: how much does a Lizard canary drink?

Posted on 03/10/201703/10/2017 by Huw Evans Leave a comment

How much does a Lizard canary drink? A silly question? We all know that it is not much. We fill the drinkers in morning, and by the evening the level has dropped, but there is usually plenty left. I was curious, but an internet search came up with only a single result for canaries. It […]... Read More

Memories of the Knighton partnership

Posted on 24/09/201727/09/2017 by Huw Evans 4 Comments

In 1990 Cage & Aviary Birds published a ‘four page pull-out’ featuring the Lizard canary. It was organised by John Scott on behalf of the LCA. It contained articles by John, Stan Bolton, a poem in Black Country dialect by Brian Gisby (brilliant), a summary of the Lizard canary show standard, and an article on […]... Read More

If it wasn’t for bad luck, I wouldn’t have no luck at all

Posted on 30/12/2016 by Huw Evans 7 Comments

“Born under a bad sign I been down since I begin to crawl If it wasn’t for bad luck, I wouldn’t have no luck at all” If you recognise the lyric, you will almost certainly be humming the tune. The stanza is taken from Born Under a Bad Sign, a blues classic (1). Even if you don’t know […]... Read More

Practice: Ray’s way

Posted on 08/12/201608/12/2016 by Huw Evans 3 Comments

“My style of judging, as those who know me will testify, is to give the breeders and their birds the utmost respect and time they deserve.” You might recognise the quotation; it was published on FSS only a week ago. ... Read More

fine spangled sort

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

Practice