Don Alan's Ranch Bird (Hot Canary, Comedy Birds)

One of the most popular of Don Alan's tricks - now supplied in a new and amusing form.

Originally developed for his Magic Ranch TV Show. The trick is based on the use of a specially imported wind up canary (Chinese origin). It has lots of action, and a long hopping period.

Effect: Spectator freely selects a card from the deck, returns it, and deck is cut. Magician counts off 5 cards into the spectator's hand, and spectator can see that one of them is the selected card. He is to hold the cards gripped between his two hands until further instructions. Performer makes a circle of 12 cards on the table and puts the Hot Canary in the middle. Hot Canary goes into action, hopping all over, pecking, and finally stopping on one card. Spectator is told to look at the cards in his hands. His card is gone! The card the Canary is standing on is turned over, and it is the spectator's!

Perfect for table work, bars, parties, TV close up, hospitality suites, etc. Excellent Alan instructions, with variations, handling and patter. You need not be an expert card man to do it - one routine included for amateurs, one for the more advanced. Everything you need to do this, wind-up bird, cards, etc.