You're very welcome. You might also enjoy this amusing postscript:
Thousands of birds weighed down the lines each time they landed en masse, he explained. The murmuration would set off in unison, causing the lines to clash together and trigger an outage.
Really dislike that 'move nature to accommodate us' view.
Why not invest in something that solves the problem, like wire spacers to prevent them from touching (like those things on brake / gear cables that keep them separate) or some such. I guess that requires thought and money.
so good, thanks for posting that!