Mission accomplished: the London Fancy recognised by COM

Posted on 10/12/202214/12/2022 by Huw Evans 15 Comments

I imagine most of my readers will have heard the news that London Fancy canary passed the final examination at the Gouden Ring show last week. The breed has been formally recognised by COM.... Read More

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

Cesena 2018 BCSH Jules Etienne 87 points-FSS

The 2018 World Show, Part 3

Posted on 02/02/2018 by Huw Evans 5 Comments

How many judges does it take to judge the Lizard canaries at the World Show? Traditionally, the answer is two; they divide the classes between them but collaborate on the medal awards. At Bari in 2014, Vito Ventre judged the entire section by himself, and did a very good job too. At Cesena no less […]... Read More

Cesena 2018 preparations for judging-FSS

World Show 2018: a preview

Posted on 07/01/201817/01/2018 by Huw Evans 10 Comments

One of the most important artistic points of interest in Romagna, Cesena is a must for good food and wine lovers. The lordship of the Malatesta family brought Cesena to the apex of its culture and history, with some architectural and artistic treasures that can still be visited today.... Read More

Lizarddag 2017 LF & Lizards at the show-FI

A visit to Piet, 2017

Posted on 12/11/2017 by Huw Evans 9 Comments

2017 has been an eventful year for Piet Renders (1). A fall at work resulted in a broken pelvis and a damaged spine amongst other injuries, and whilst he has recovered, he still has pain and limited mobility in his left arm which has prevented him from returning to work. The fall happened during the […]... Read More

The COM Lizard classification, part 3: the devil is in the detail

Posted on 21/03/201722/03/2017 by Huw Evans 4 Comments

COM has finally caught up with the rest of the Lizard world and will provide classes for clear caps, broken caps and non caps next show season. In the final chapter of this short series, I am going to look at some of the finer points of the cap that will now come to the fore.... Read More

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