Cage & Aviary Birds

Dipping my toe in the show scene

ENJOY going to bird shows. Or, I should say, I enjoy going to most bird shows. My hesitation in fully endorsing all bird shows is that occasionally I have found them to be in unsuitable premises. I recall one all-British show when, with the hardbills, at least, being in dark, gloomy, green-painted cages in a poorly lit room, it was actually almost impossible to fully appreciate the birds that I had come to

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