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

Liege 2018- Best silver @ Liege 2019-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

Lizard canary basics, Part 16: the magic of rowings

Posted on 26/02/2019 by Huw Evans 8 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

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

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

fine spangled sort

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

Lizard canary