This clump was the best on the island, planted near a water seep, but the dry climate and sea birds, eager for anything upon which to perch, did not give the trees or shrubs much of a chance to survive.

However, a few eagles may target prey considerably heavier than themselves, which are too heavy to fly with and thus it is eaten at the site they kill it or taken in pieces back to a perch or a nest.

In the Chesapeake Bay, White perch commonly prey upon grass shrimp, razor clams and bloodworms which are all common to the region.

As the name suggests, bee-eaters predominantly eat flying insects, especially bees and wasps, which are caught in the air by sallies from an open perch.

Their requirements are a simply an elevated perch from which to watch for prey and a ground substrate in which to dig their breeding burrow.

* ( We're ) high above the western sideline: Chick's perch at the Forum, from which he called his " word's eye view " of the game.

A handful of ripe fruits are chewed until sticky, and the mass is then rubbed between the palms of the hands to form long extremely sticky strands which are then coiled around small thin tree branches where birds perch.

The state of Queensland in Australia levies heavy fines on anyone found in possession of a living Nile perch, since it competes directly with the native barramundi, which is similar but does not reach the same size as the

The other is perch-hunting, which entails periodically gliding from one perch to another.

A swallow was then released who found no perch and also returned, but the raven which was released third did not return.

Black River has an excellent park and boat launch, which give access to fishing, including perch, salmon and trout.

The first is known as " static searching ", where the fantail will remain at a perch and watch for aerial prey which it will then sally towards and snatch from the air before returning to the perch in order to consume and resume searching.

Some species perch on the backs of cattle, which they use both as a vantage point and because the cattle flush up insects.

While capable of flight ( which they do infrequently and relatively weakly ), they prefer running, and will readily perch on trees and bushes also.

They are pollinated by sunbirds, which use the spathe as a perch when visiting the flowers ; the weight of the bird on the spathe opens it to release the pollen onto the bird's feet, which is then deposited on the next flower it visits.

This is a largely terrestrial species, which will also perch readily on trees and buildings.

These actions have benefited the fish population which include ( but are not limited to ) largemouth bass, smallmouth bass, sunfish, catfish, trout, chain pickerel, american eels, carp and yellow perch.

Just as the name suggests, bee-eaters predominantly eat insects, especially bees, wasps and hornets which are caught in the air by sorties from an open perch.

As the name suggests, bee-eaters predominantly eat insects, especially bees, wasps and hornets, which are caught in the air by sorties from an open perch.

Like other bee-eaters it predominantly eats insects, especially bees, wasps and hornets, which are caught in the air by sorties from an open perch. This species probably takes bees and dragonflies in roughly equal numbers.

Just as the name suggests, bee-eaters predominantly eat insects, especially bees, wasps and hornets, which are caught in the air by sorties from an open perch.

The negotiations themselves are seen through the memory of three who were there: a warrior who could hear the debates but not see it from his hiding place in the floor of the house, a young boy who could see the action but not hear it from his perch in the tree outside, and the boy as an old man recalling that without " Someone In a Tree ", a silent watcher, history may have been incomplete.

Once there the birds hovers or stalls and snatches the item before returning to its perch to consume the item.

From a perch it will walk into the water and deliberately submerge, but there is no truth in the assertion that it can defy the laws of specific gravity and walk along the bottom.

By an ancient tradition, on the eve of the death of a Duke of Dorset, two black owls come and perch on the battlements of Tankerton Hall, the family seat ; the owls remain there hooting through the night and at dawn they fly away to an unknown place.

Among the fish there are predators-pike perch and sterlet.

Snowy gannets, silvery gulls, black cormorants and other species of birds perch there.

Today the area is wealthier although there is a marked difference between the lifestyle of the people in the relatively wealthy city of Rize and those in the remote villages where wooden houses perch on the steep mountainside with the rain beating down.

Although there has not been a recorded nesting of Bald Eagles on Lake Bomoseen, there have been several sitings of eagles up and down the lake, enjoying the abundant prey of trout, bass, and perch.

There is a section of the river at Old Cow Common, East Molesey where there is free fishing for pike ( to 15 pounds ), bream, carp, chub, dace, perch, roach, Catfish ( to 22 lb ), tench, bullhead ( to 3 lb ), ell, orfe, goldfish and rudd.

Over the past 30 years there has been a steady decline in the number of available native fish species, such as yellow perch, eel, horned chub, calico bass, rock bass, and white sucker, and overall water quality due to sediment collection on the bottom, thereby severely limiting the ability of these native species to spawn.

Indeed, Macquarie perch populations have failed in significant stretches of relatively pristine upland river that offer excellent habitat, are not silted, dammed or overfished, and where there are no possible explanations for their demise except introduced trout species.

perch, corbina, croaker, cabezon and shovelnose guitarfish are among the fish that can be caught there.

Suspicions are also mounting that there is serious competition for food between introduced carp and silver perch at larval, juvenile and adult stages.

Pike, perch, river crabs, snails, poultry from Bresse, Charolais beef or game, redcurrants, blackcurrants, honey cake, Chaource and Epoisses cheese are all specialties of the local cuisine of both Burgundy and Franche-Comté.

Trout is the most common freshwater fish on the German menu ; pike, carp, and European perch also are listed frequently.

Among well-known members of this group are cichlids, sunfish / bluegill, damselfish, bass, and, of course, perch.

In fact, the exclusively salt water dwelling red drum is often referred to as a red perch, even though by definition perch are freshwater fish.

Though many fish are referred to as perch as a common name, to be considered a true perch the fish must be of the family Percidae.

Yellow perch are almost identical in appearance to European perch but have a more yellow coloring.

Popular targets for spinning in the UK and European continent are pike, perch, eel and zander ( walleye ).

There are commercial fisheries for white perch in the lower Great Lakes and Chesapeake Bay.

They are only known to reduce the growing rate of white perch.

White perch are known to eat the eggs of many species native to the Great Lakes, such as walleye and other true perches.

White perch are a prolific species.

White perch are a popular fare for Chesapeake Bay fisherman and in many locations are considered a local favorite for a fish fry, breaded and baked, or even grilled with lemon juice and some fresh chopped vegetables.

The trogons are insectivorous, usually hunting from a perch.

The darters, perches, and their relatives are in this family: well-known species include the walleye, ruffe, and three species of perch.

They are mainly woodland birds that hunt by sudden dashes from a concealed perch.

These are mainly woodland birds with long tails and high visual acuity, hunting by sudden dashes from a concealed perch.