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Lizard canary basics, part 8: over-year birds

Posted on by Huw Evans 5 Comments
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
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The angel and the canary

Posted on by Huw Evans 2 Comments
It’s Christmas eve; we will soon be celebrating the nativity, but I am going to remind you of how it started: with the annunciation.  In this triptych*, the archangel Gabriel appears before the virgin Mary to tell her of the forthcoming birth of a son.  Notice anything unusual about the angel, and the rosette of angels in the […]... Read More
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Lizard canary basics, Part 3: plumage

Posted on by Huw Evans 6 Comments
How many feathers does a canary have?  From the research undertaken by Hutt and Ball in 1938, the answer is probably between 1,500 and 2,000.   The colour and quality of the feathers are important features of any show canary, but only in the Lizard does every one of those feathers have to be of the right […]... Read More