Power lines are a great place to look if you are in need of birds or shoes . It's not unusual to see a group of small birds, or a larger bird, apparently relaxing on wires used to transfer electricity over long distances to consumers. So why do they do this, and how come they don't get instantly turned into fried blue tit? The rest of this article is behind a paywall. Please sign in or subscribe to access the full content.

The "why" is fairly simple to explain. While it would be fun to think that birds are simply secretly powered by electricity (see how easy it is to make up a conspiracy theory ?) the truth is that power lines offer an appealing perch from which birds can view their surroundings for potential predators or prey. Up there, their views are unobscured by the foliage of

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