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* Prices will vary depending upon services requested, as well as from special promotions and discounts that may apply. Final prices can only be set after full consideration of what level of service you require. We do reserve the right to adjust the price as we see necessary. For example, if a release is to be performed from a boat and requires significantly more time and planning, the price will be adjusted accordingly.

* If you desire to do a hand release, a trained handler must be present to hand the birds to you, as they are easily injured. Even the most tamed bird will occasionally struggle, and trying to hold on to it from it's feathers, a wing, or a leg will most likely injure it. Releasing an injured animal into the wild is not a thing to celebrate. Further, if they are held incorrectly, there is a good chance of being scratched. Normally they don't break the skin, but this is one more reason why we prefer to keep the two species apart.

* Service area is currently restricted to the South Shore of Lake Tahoe. This includes Emerald Bay and south on West Shore and Zephye Cove and south on the East Shore. As the season progresses, however, the birds will reach their peak condition and I will of found my own confidence to know that they will return as they ought to. The birds are reputed to be good for a thousand miles, but my nerves are currently at 20 miles.

* A security deposit of up to $100 is required on all loaned baskets.

* Some times a craft store will have a wonderfully decorated box with brass handles and a lid for a reasonable price. After cutting vent holes and a nice bow ribbon to secure the lid, these can provide an asthetically pleasing solution to having to return baskets when the celebration is moving into full swing. These boxes are disposable, so when the birds fly away, so do the remainder of your worries with little details that just take time from your day. We occassionally have these boxes in stock, so please ask if they are available.

 

 
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