bird on a wire

But if something touches the wire and the ground at the same time, electricity can flow through that object - which can be dangerous. The bird's trick When a bird is sitting on a wire, it's perched with both feet on the same wire.

The green-feathered bird which was taken into custody where he was photographed perched inside a chicken-wire cage, before being transferred to Teresina Zoo, was owned by a drug dealer nicknamed "India" who had been arrested twice for drug trafficking

bird with a hefty chain.

The national bird of Saint Helena is the Saint Helena plover, known locally as the wirebird, thanks to its wire-like legs. It appears on the coat of arms of Saint Helena and on the flag.