Got cold feet?

December 22nd, 2010 | Uncategorized

Now here’s a very curious phenomenon, or should I say, question. (This can be my Christmas quiz question for 2010)……. Do birds get cold feet??

The reason I mention this is that in the cold weather I have noticed huge numbers of birds congregating on the electricity cables, and always seemingly adjacent to the pylons. Now, I am not 100% certain but I think I am correct in saying that these high tension cables do actually generate some heat as the current passes through them – so the question remains, is it just a coincidence that our feathered friends appear to use them when the temperature falls?

More riveting conundrums tomorrow!

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