Sexual dimorphism in Lizard canaries: turning theory into practice
Theory is when you know something, but it doesn’t work. Practice is when something works, but you don’t know why (anon).... Read More
Lizard canary
World Show 2016: more photos
My thanks to Joe Coakley for sending me these photos.... Read More
World Show 2016
The World Show was held in Porto, Portugal this year. We received a warm welcome, but unfortunately, the event will always be remembered for the loss of many birds from Italy during transit. 14 Lizards entered by Giorgio Massarutto, Domenico Muniguerra, Angelo Citro, Fabio Macchioni, Guiseppe Siclari and Rosario Capuano never made it to the show hall. They must feel […]... Read More
Lizard canary basics, Part 7: how to tell males from females
Unlike any other variety of type (or posture) canary, identifying the sex of a Lizard canary is easy. ... Read More
The Scott Archive: transporting birds to shows
The following extracts are taken from an article written by John Scott that was published in Cage and Aviary Birds on 18 February 1995.... Read More
Lizard canary basics, Part 6: the cap from a different perspective
I didn’t think there was much more to say about the cap, but an interesting point raised by Joe Coakley has persuaded me to return to the subject. I thought I could best respond by drawing the cap in context (i.e. as part of the complete bird); then it seemed a good idea to illustrate […]... Read More
The first 100 days
A nice round number and a surprise, because it is one hundred days since Fine Spangled Sort went ‘live’. According to the site statistics, I have written 25 articles that are read between 50 and 100 times a day on average, peaking at over 300 (of course, that could be one person visiting 300+ times). Not […]... Read More