To protect your strawberry beds from birds, gather several small pebbles, paint them red with craft paint and sprinkle them in and around your strawberry plants. After awhile, the birds will get tired of pecking the rocks and leave the strawberries alone.
Source: an old gardening magazine article I had read
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How can I keep the birds from eating my strawberries?