[fgrouell]

Depending on the age, and I'm goinig to assume the bird has already become acclimated to flight, clipping initiallly will lead to a greater dependency on you thus permiting bonding. After that I let mine grow out. Safety in my mind is related to survival, and flight is one of the most basic responses in nature. Even we have the fight or flight response. Sure would be hard to run on stumps.