perching
present participle ofperch
perch
verb
uk/pɜːtʃ/us/pɝːtʃ/perch in, on, etc.something
tositon or near theedgeof something:
We perched onbarstoolsand had abeer.
Ablackbirdwas perching on thegate.
[IorT]
to be in a highpositionor in apositionnear theedgeof something, or to put something in thisposition:
Thevillageis perched ontopof a highhill.
Animal (non-human) behaviour
- accidental
- beg
- behave
- behaviour
- behavioural science
- behaviourist
- groom
- hatch
- hover
- monogamy
- murmuration
- nocturnal
- non-migrant
- non-migratory
- nuzzle
- ruminate
- scent
- skitter
- slaver
- torpor
You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics:
Sitting and standing
Placing and positioning an object
Examplesofperching
perching
In English, many past and present participles of verbs can be used as adjectives. Some of these examples may show the adjective use.
These observations provided also an estimate of the time individuals spentperching, foraging and chasing intruders.
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The species are ordered by decreasing averageperchingheight.
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It is territorial and known for its constant calls whileperching, which help territory owners defend their ground against conspecifics and other hummingbird species.
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Doperchingstructures elevate seed rain and seedling establishment in abandoned tropical pasture?
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These data suggest that enhanced seed rain by attraction ofperchinganimals, demonstrated in a companion study, influenced regeneration patterns.
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The estimated proportion of time spent foraging,perching, calling and chasing was 31.7%, 51.7%, 14.2% and 2.5% respectively.
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Do birdperchingstructures elevate seed rain and seedling establishment in abandoned tropical pasture?
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Traps were protected fromperchingbirds by inserting nails around the frame.
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Doperchingstructures elevate seed rain and seedling establishment in abandoned tropical pastures?
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To do this, we simply estimated the proportion of the 5-min periods that females spent engaged in three mutually exclusive behaviours: flying,perchingand ovipositing.
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Axis 1 mostly represents food substrate and foraging technique variation, while axis 2 arranges species across a gradient of increasingperchingheight andperchingsite size.
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Raptors were seen soaring above the roost,perchingon trees close to roosting animals, chasing the bats on the wing and diving into the roosting trees.
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In addition, we estimated the size of 18 territories, in situations of high and low resource density, by determining theperchingsites and foraging area of each individual.
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It is, therefore, slightly odd to feel the mantle of responsibility, even if it is only diminished responsibility,perchingitself rather warily on my shoulders at the present time.
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These birds have very short legs and never settle voluntarily on the ground,perchinginstead only on vertical surfaces.
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