A cluster of ripe blueberries at a farm near Bellingham. Mesh sacks, Bird Flash Tape and plastic snakes can help protect your berries from the birds. Q.

A cluster of ripe blueberries at a farm near Bellingham. Mesh sacks, Bird Flash Tape and plastic snakes can help protect your berries from the birds. iStockphoto Getty Images Q.

Farmers have used scarecrows to keep birds away from field crops for more than 3,000 years. He’s not a farmer, but University of Georgia blueberry scientist Scott NeSmith still has to keep birds ...

A cluster of ripe blueberries at a farm near Bellingham. Mesh sacks, Bird Flash Tape and plastic snakes can help protect your berries from the birds. iStockphoto Getty Images Q.