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Nuestros
AMIGOS
Hello everyone, my name is Mario Eduardo
Julio Alvarado, Chilean, SOCH 111 member
and I have been raising Canaries since 1990;
first in the city of La Serena and later in San-
tiago de Chile.
Surely like many, this hobby comes from my
genes, because in my case, grandparents and
parents have bred unringed canaries, as well
as other species at the time. This is how my
father, around 1990, showed me an ad in
the local newspaper where “ringed canaries”
were offered. Curiosity is immediately born to
know what this is about.
I visit Nelson Arriagada’s kennel and I am
amazed by the canaries he bred: lipochro-
mic reds, agates and red isabeles; proudly
showing their identification rings of the Chi-
lean Ornithological Society. I remember that
I bought him a couple of pairs; Living in La
Serena I enroll in the Chilean Ornithological
Society, whose headquarters are in Santiago
and from there I immerse myself in this beau-
tiful hobby.
But more than telling you about myself, on
this occasion, I am writing to greet the Ar-
gentine Ornithological Federation, of which I
have the best opinion and with which I have
had an unbeatable experience, since thanks
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to a training agreement that was made Be-
tween the president of SOCH at the time, Mr.
William Ara, with the president of FOA, Mr.
Alejandro Gallego, several Chilean breeders
were able to access training in the different
ornithological sections. In my case, to the tra-
ining of Applicants of section D, color cana-
ries, given by Messrs. Norberto Nadal, Rodri-
go Meloni and Fabricio Roger.
This training, which is carried out in the midst
of the pandemic through digital and non-fa-
ce-to-face media, both theoretical and prac-
tical, has meant for me the consolidation of
the knowledge that I had been able to obtain
in my life as a breeder and the introduction
of others with whom which I have been able
to round off a level in this area that led me
to decide to be a judge in said section. I must
greatly appreciate the transfer of knowledge
from Norberto, Rodrigo and Fabricio, who
with great dedication do to disseminate it
and prepare aspirants to be better judges.
This preparation allowed me to pass the exam
for judge during the 2022 world champions-
hip held in Santiago de Chile and, with this, I
hope to be able to contribute to canariculture
in my country with the transfer of knowled-
ge to breeders and thus raise their technical
level.