Electricity flows by the movement of electrons through conductors. ... If a bird perches on a wire with two feet there is no motivation to go through the birds' body (no lower voltage path to flow to) so electrons choose the path of least resistance and continue to flow along the wire.
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Electricity flows by the movement of electrons through conductors. ... If a bird perches on a wire with two feet there is no motivation to go through the birds' body (no lower voltage path to flow to) so electrons choose the path of least resistance and continue to flow along the wire.