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Re:Dancing starling spectacle caused power cuts in Scottish ... by Angostura on Thursday June 09, 2022 @04:28AM (#31678853)
> He said the firm would work with RSPB Scotland to find ways to discourage the birds from the power lines.

Or just maybe install some plastic spacing rods in the effected stretch to prevent the wires clashing.

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Re:Dancing starling spectacle caused power cuts in Scottish ... by bayindirh on Thursday June 09, 2022 @05:45AM (#31679300)
> Install some plastic spacing rods in the effected stretch...

No! Nature is the enemy! We can't let birds around the cables. They're fake anyway! /s.

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Re:Dancing starling spectacle caused power cuts in Scottish ... by floyd_b on Saturday June 11, 2022 @10:07PM (#31710581)
How would these work?
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