Eastern Utah Advocate | 1902-10-23 | Page 2 | Birds and Electric Wires

ier 1 v IF tilds AND ELECTRIC WIRES seem to know the danger that larks in electricity A letter which reaches us from naples will be read with interest the writer in visiting the great electric works there seems to have havo been struck chiefly with what was told him by the engineer in charge with regard to tho the habits of the birds in the neighborhood never by any chance he says do they ever settle en in the wires that conduct the electric fore for to the city but always antt till tho the current Is interrupted before alighting we always switch off the current eald said tho the electrician from noon till I 1 p m every day A few moments after r noon the wires ere are crowded with birds but a few minutes before I 1 they all fly away aad and never attempt to bit sit on the wires if by any chance chanco we aro are obliged to keep the current after midday the birds aro there ready to settle but on approaching the wires fly away again it seems tuat talat they know when a wire is conveying electricity tri city even the files flies seem to know you will never see a fly settle on a wiro wire carrying a current london news