Lizard canary basics, Part 16: the magic of rowings
“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
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The road to Cesena, Part 1
According to Google maps, the road from Nottingham to Cesena is 1,128 miles (1815 km) long. Like many Lizard canary breeders, my road to Cesena was not measured by distance, but by the advances and retreats of a 15 month campaign to get my birds to the World Show.... Read More
Lizard canary basics, part 15: the rise of rowings since 1987
The first part of this short series looked at the rise of rowings (1) in the Lizard canary from a historical perspective. In the second part, I am going to take up the story from 1987 and look at the progress that rowings have made over the last 30 years. ... Read More
Lizard canary basics, part 8: over-year birds
Pity the poor Lizard canary, a victim of the fleeting beauty of youth. From October to July the Lizard is a real dandy, exquisitely patterned, beautifully presented, and then . . . the glory fades and the precision is lost . . . it becomes an over-year! ... Read More
Sexual dimorphism: theory into practice, the answers
If you have put your skills to the test, here are the answers. If you haven’t, look away now and read my previous post Sexual dimorphism: putting theory into practice.... Read More
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 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