A bird can rest on one wire with no problem. ... There may also be a greater density of electrical infrastructure, such as utility poles where birds can be electrocuted.

Birds on a wire act a lot like humans in a line. IN THE SKY: From David Dundee, Tellus Science Museum astronomer: The Quadrantid Meteor shower, which typically produces 50 meteors per hour, will ...

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UPPER TOWNSHIP — There are countless ways for birds to meet their demise as they migrate south for the winter. Atlantic City Electric doesn’t want its utility equipment to be ...

An understanding of avian interactions with power lines is a complex but necessary topic to help utility companies and birds successfully coexist. From effective routing and siting to power line ...

Birds standing on a wire, not pecking at anything, is not a risk unless it touches another wire at the same time or touches the ground. “A bird standing on a single-phase wire is not going to ...

An injured bird dangling upside down from a utility pole was rescued along with its chicks in Russia. Footage shows a stork ...

Birds can sit on one wire, no problem. But if a bird touches a second wire, it opens a path of electricity right through the bird’s body.

The old utility wires and poles remaining on site were attracting Brown-headed Cowbirds, he said. “Cowbirds were a big concern in that they are nest parasites, laying eggs in other birds ...

May 6 (UPI) --A seagull left dangling from a utility wire due to some fishing line attached to its foot was rescued by firefighters who slid the bird along the cable like it was zip line.The RSPCA ...

STRATHMERE – Atlantic City Electric, in collaboration with the Conserve Wildlife Foundation of New Jersey, held an educational event Wednesday, Nov. 12 to talk about how the electric company ...