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perch: I. noun II. intransitive verb
perch: noun

I . perch¹ <-es> [pɜːrtʃ, Brit pɜːtʃ] N

poleiro m

to knock sb off his perch

deixar de admirar alguém

II . perch¹ [pɜːrtʃ, Brit pɜːtʃ] VB intr

perch² N ZOOL

perca f

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It typically hunts from a perch at the forest edge, perching less conspicuously than many other shrikes. en.wikipedia.org

These calls are mostly made in flight, but sometimes when perched. en.wikipedia.org

Much more rarely, they perch for longer than five seconds to survey surroundings. en.wikipedia.org

The display may be repeated two or three times before the bird returns to a perch. en.wikipedia.org

They perch on the tips of stems or other objects. en.wikipedia.org

Abundant perch and crappie provide plentiful fishing opportunities in the spring. en.wikipedia.org

Swifts are the masters of aerial feeding; they can fly for hours without perching. en.wikipedia.org

It hunts from a perch about 3 metres (10 ft) high swooping to the ground for prey up to ten times a minute. en.wikipedia.org

Larger prey is carried to a feeding perch and torn apart before eating. en.wikipedia.org

When hunting in low growth, it often flashes from one perch to another in rapid succession. en.wikipedia.org

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