Hints From Heloise

Tue., Oct. 29, 1996

King Features Syndicate

Dear Heloise: We have a glassed-in sun porch with lots of windows. Our beautiful goldfinches and robins were flying into the windows and I’d find them dead on the ground underneath. This is an idea I came up with and it works. Take a suction cup and tie a narrow ribbon on it - I guess the movement of the ribbon keeps them away (put it in the middle of the window on the outside). Use leftover Christmas ribbon in bright colors.

Note: Be sure and use ribbon used for gift wrap (the kind that can be curled with the swipe of a scissor). Other ribbon won’t flutter when it gets wet. - L.H., Springfield, Mo. xxxx

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