A massive California grass fire that scorched 156 acres of land — damaging a multimillion-dollar home — erupted when a “large bird” caught fire on a power line, officials announced. The… ...

The original thesis was that high tension power line temperatures rise so high that they can burn birds’ feet, but this picture adds something to that. This power line doesn’t run cross country. It ...

Atop those telephone and power lines our feathered friends love to perch. Sometimes we see just a couple, other times flocks ...

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 ...

The Interior Department held a press conference this morning on a problem many people, myself included, haven’t really given much thought to: the electrocution of birds on power lines. The press ...

We very often see flocks of birds perched in trees, on rooftops, on local power line wires, and even on radio antennas. Figure 1 Birds often perch on antennas. However, I have noticed that I never see ...

Researchers found dozens of incidents where birds fell to the ground after being electrocuted on power lines, and sparked fires. They also proposed steps to prevent such incidents. By Carolyn ...

Clusters of wild birds always seem to be sitting together on electric power lines. In spring, power poles can also be popular spots for bird nests. This week's Just Askin' dives into the different ...

Researchers who examined dead birds found along approximately 120 miles of power lines across four Western states discovered that the majority of them — more than 65% — were actually killed by ...

Reflectors installed on power line to curb bird deaths. By BRETT ... U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and FWP biologists picked up 65,000 dead birds of 55 species in those high-water years and ...