Cage Birds on Show

Hundreds of cage birds, canaries, budgies and all manner of foreign birds were displayed at the show of the Nelson Cage Bird Club.

Len Mitchener, breeder and exhibitor at Nelson shows since 1907, gets a closer look.

A would-be escapee is discovered by Nicholas Brown.

Mrs Pat McKendry and her boys Dail and Craig examine Don Duncan's parrot, judged the best foreign bird.

John, Dorothy and Maude Gibson were interested.

Three workers: Mesdames Joyce Wilkinson, Olive Lucas and Lillian Wingham.

Trevor Watkinson, budgie judge, checks on a contestant.

The Nelson Photo News