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Yes, if one power line has a sufficient voltage difference to the first power line, the bird can be electrocuted. Normally, a bird has both foot one wire only, which cannot complete an electical circuit. In that case no electricity can flow through the bird. It often happens that a large bird such as an eagle or condor have wingspans of eight feet or more, and can touch two different power lines at the same time. Many birds have been found dead from this form of electrocution. For this reason, many newer power lines have greater spacing than the eight to ten foot wingspan of large birds.

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Birds sitting on a single powerline don't get shocked but if they were to place 1 foot on each of two lines blank word flow between them and they would receive a terrible shock?

Birds sitting on a single powerline don’t get shocked because they are at the same electrical potential as the wire, so there is no voltage difference to create a current through their bodies. However, if a bird were to touch two powerlines simultaneously, it would create a path for electricity to flow through its body due to the voltage difference between the lines. This can result in a dangerous shock, as the current would seek to balance the voltage difference.


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