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They are social creatures and likely to hang out where everyone else does - like people! They tend to gather in flocks too. If it's near intersections my guess would be that's because it's between two clear fly zones, where there are not tall trees or buildings to get in their way as they fly. They like to stay relatively close to the ground for warmth, water, food, action...and wires are everywhere so they are used to hanging out there.
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What are the names of the birds that sit on electrical wires?
crows.
Why do birds sit together on telephone lines?
For a start, most telephone wires are insulated and carry little or no electricity so, apart from falling off and hurting themselves, they won't get hurt on telephone wires. Really, you should have asked about why birds don't get hurt on overhead electrical wires. The answer is fairly simple really - to get electrocuted from those wires you need to complete the circuit, in this case touch the ground, for the electricity to surge through the body. Birds only sit on the wire and do not touch the ground, so they can't be electrocuted.
Why don't birds get shock while they sit on electric transmission wires?
no they dont
Why can animals sit on high voltage electrical lines?
Animals can sit on HIGH VOLTAGE Electrical lines. It does not give any current to animals or birds unless the circuit is complete. It is essentlal to complete the electrical circuits for making any current. When bird sit on the line / conductor the only legs of birds touched single line and it does not touch the other two conductors below upper line/conducotr , which does not make circiuit complete and birds / animals does not feel current.
Why can't you get electrocuted during a thunderstorm in a car?
Faradays cage. The electricity runs in the outside of a metallic body. The rubber tires keep you from being grounded. Being grounded is what causes you to be electrocuted. That's why birds don't get fried when they sit on electrical wires!
Did Aristotle say birds of feather flock together?
I do not know. That is why I'm asking you. Can you tell me anything about his parrot, named Psittace (sit a see) with the accent on the sit.
Why dont birds die when landing on electrical cables?
High voltage electricity can kill if it passes trough your body. When birds sit on the power cable, the electrical current cannot pass trough their body because no part of their body is touching the ground or any other wire.
Why do big birds get killed by power lines but little birds don't?
The wingspan on a big bird is large enough to touch two wires at once. Any difference in voltage between the wires will cause current to flow through the bird, perhaps killing it. Small birds can only touch one wire at a time.
Why dont birds tip over when they sit on telephone wires?
birds have special tendons that allow them lock around the perch. With tendons located behind their ankle and in front of their knee, they weight of their body stretches the tendons so they lock around the perch
What do you sit on that starts with the letter N?
Birds sit on a nest.
Why do birds sleep while flying?
they sit
What hazards can occur during desk area?
tripping over lose wires or cables spilling drinks on electrical equipment (talking from experience here!!) muscle or skeletal problems if you don't sit correctly
