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

Liege 2018- Best silver by FE (from LD)-FSS

Lizards at Liege 2018

Posted on 17/12/2018 by Huw Evans 4 Comments

The Liege BPC show is one of those shows that any Lizard canary breeder who wants to compete at the top level should have on their hit list. Why? Because you will be up against World Champions. Win a class here and you can start dreaming of a medal at the World Show.... Read More

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

Amigos 2018 winning Ocelados Angel Ortega-FSS

Club Amigos del Canario Lizard show 2018

Posted on 09/11/2018 by Huw Evans 5 Comments

The Lizard canary show scene has taken me to ten different countries, all of them with their own character, and all of them enjoyable, yet I have never experienced anything quite like the Club Amigos del Canario Lizard show.... Read More

Lizarddag 2018 Best colour fed MDielen-FSS

Lizarddag 2018

Posted on 31/10/2018 by Huw Evans 2 Comments

Football commentators are rather fond of describing a match as ‘a game of two halves’; a statement of the obvious.... Read More

National 2018 Best jonque in 2017 AE-FSS

The National Exhibition 2018: the London Fancies

Posted on 14/10/2018 by Huw Evans 4 Comments

There was a smaller display of London Fancies than we have seen in recent years, but to quote the old cliché, the quality of the birds more than compensated for the quantity (or lack of it).... Read More

fine spangled sort

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

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