Our blackberries started ripening over the 4th of July Weekend and suddenly our bushes were a Jumbo Buffet for the neighborhood birds. I had some Punchinella scraps laying around so I hung them from the nearby peach tree and from the bush supports with some heavy fishing line. Then I tied some metallic foil scraps into the Punchinella holes for added “flair”.

They flutter so nicely in the breeze, and so far (knock on wood), the birds have not returned. Punchinella – not just for embellishment!