Further considerations. The two options sugested above are cirtainly the best if you can get them to work. I try to keep things in perspective. The few birds we occasionlt attach leishe to band quickly understand the limitation. The bird is much less likely to injure its self than to injured by inattentive owner who allows the leish to catch on a soild object. Yes West Nile is a consideration. However if you are outside with your bird you should know if mosquitoes are present and take action. Wild birds that have died have been expossed to many thousands of mosquitoes of many varieties. If someone lives within a few miles of Malton airport they may get malaria each summer,few peoply worry. Every time I pick up a handfull of soil I am exposed to "flesh eating virus" but even when the media makes it sound like it is something unusual or dangerous I still help my wife in her garden. After 35 years a a police officer I refuse to let "what ifs" that I hear so often affect my life. D.D.