Discover why birds don't get shocked on power lines and how electricity flows through wires to prevent accidents.

Biology Electrocuted Birds Are Bursting Into Flames and Starting Wildfires Power wires normally pose no threat to birds, but that can change if they start trying to find snacks in the wrong places.

Birds getting electrocuted, bursting into flames and falling into dry grass started wildfires on July 13 in Byers in eastern Arapahoe County, July 31 near The Fort restaurant in Morrison and Aug ...

America's national bird is doing great. The government's proposed cuts to nature protections could put that at risk.

The brush fire that sparked near The Fort restaurant in Morrison, Colorado was caused by a bird that was electrocuted after it hit power lines.

Dozens of birds have met their sudden and violent demise in a California neighborhood in recent months, dropping out of the sky mid-flight and falling dead on city streets and in backyards.

About 50 dead birds have been reported in a Contra Costa County neighborhood. Some residents suspected the birds were electrocuted by a power pole. But state wildlife officials found no signs of ...

Exploding birds are plaguing a Richmond, California neighborhood; Pacific Gas and Electric Company says the deaths were likely not electrocution.

Exploding birds are plaguing a Richmond, California neighborhood; Pacific Gas and Electric Company says the deaths were likely not electrocution.

Richmond, Calif., residents say birds in their community are getting electrocuted by power lines, but officials suspect foul play.

Birds do not touch the ground or any other object while on the wire, so there is no path for electricity to flow through them ...