How does a bird does not get electric shock when they sit on electric wire?

How does a bird does not get electric shock when they sit on electric wire?


There is no voltage difference along a single wire the birds sitting on.since the birds are touching only one wire,the circuit is incomplete and the birds are safe.

To get shocked,electricity has to travel through its body;this requires two conductors.

Large birds can be shocked because they can make contact with two conductors,usually at a metal power pole.