Abstract: A retractable device for deterring birds from landing, roosting or nesting on a surface of a building structure, the device including at least two holding mechanisms each having a mounting member to be attached to the building structure and an arm for securing wire between the wire holding mechanisms, the arms being pivotally connected at respective pivots to the mounting members and being selectively pivotable to an operational protracted position in which the arms and wire lie above the surface of the building structure and to a non-operational retracted position in which the arms and wire lie below the surface of the building structure.

Abstract: A clip for a photographic slide of the type having a photographic film set in a window of a mounting frame and wherein a recess extends inwardly from each side face of the mounting frame to the photographic film. The clip comprises a transparent folio having first and second oppositely disposed cover panels connected to one another along a spine so as to be normally urged toward one another to clamp a slide therebetween in use. A slide retaining detent projects from an inner face of at least one of said cover panels for releaseably engaging a slide to retain a slide within the folio in use.