perch
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The young female bird was found on the ground near the Queen's Medical Centre at the end of June, with injuries that meant it was unable to fly or perch.
From BBC ● Aug. 2, 2026
Shadow — Jackie’s junior by two years — was spotted Wednesday with a subadult eagle on a favorite perch tree.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 24, 2026
They aim to unseat the mockingbird, which has held the top perch for 99 years, and crown the American flamingo state bird.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 23, 2026
Later, back at NH Collection Suecia, Hemingway’s old Madrid address and my lucky perch for the week, I detour into the restroom.
From Salon ● Jun. 23, 2026
After school, and time with Ray, and George’s poems, Axel makes his way to his favorite perch: the bay window that looks out over the twist of the creek.
From "A Bird Will Soar" by Alison Green Myers
On Centre Court he perches on the public seats on the lookout for any movement.
From Barron's ● Jul. 1, 2026
From these suspended perches, scientists inspect thousands of broken objects and hundreds of elephant tusks.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 26, 2026
Pistachio cold foam now perches atop iced coffees from nationwide chains, Dubai chocolate knock-offs sit at every grocery checkout stand and boutique patisseries fill croissants with pistachio butters and creams.
From Salon ● May 6, 2026
The office used to be one of the few perches prominent enough to attract national attention.
From Slate ● Apr. 6, 2026
Only his mate could share his favorite perches and feeding places.
From "My Side of the Mountain" by Jean Craighead George
"They want to break our spirit," he said, perched on top of a lorry.
From Barron's ● Jul. 21, 2026
A lit candle flickered among the flowers, where a teddy bear was also perched.
From BBC ● Jul. 15, 2026
A quick stroll upstream, a group of DJs unaffiliated with the family-friendly festival hosted a day party aimed at Gen Z and millennial attendees, perched on one of the channel’s outcrops.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 13, 2026
In Clacton, an aging resort town perched on England’s east coast, he comfortably won the last election in 2024.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 12, 2026
I shielded my eyes against the sun as I greeted Mr. Wong, perched on the wagon seat, reins in hand.
From "The Red Car to Hollywood" by Jennie Liu
“Atlanta” built a Lynchian house for its “Teddy Perkins” episode, perching a namesake character buried under prosthetics within its dim innards.
From Salon ● Jan. 18, 2025
The series began with a goat "perching" on a building in Kew, followed by two elephants reaching their trunks towards each other in Chelsea.
From BBC ● Aug. 13, 2024
They also discovered that the feet are acutely sensitive to touch and this touch had a large representation in the brain, presumably to help with perching.
From Science Daily ● May 29, 2024
And so-called human-subsidized predators, including ravens and coyotes, have followed people into these previously undeveloped areas, perching on the structures they build and feeding on their trash, MacDonald said.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 23, 2024
All at once he wheeled about and flew upwards, perching at the entrance to his nest-hole in the stunted oak.
From "Redwall" by Brian Jacques
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