The
dead stick is there to win a stare-down with a fish that otherwise always wins.
Concentrating on reaching the field and making a good
dead stick landing, the pilot could not tell how much of this plane was burning.
It is important to take the time to clear any mess including
dead sticks, leaves and rubbish that may have appeared.
(1991) reported that of 43 nests in total of brown-eared pheasants in Shanxi Province, 29 (67.43%, n=43) nested under a roof of
dead sticks from trees logged by local people, whereas 2 (4.65%, n=43) besides larger stones.
I have also bought some oriental purple radish seeds and two blueberry bushes, which look exactly like
dead sticks, although the picture on the boxes showed lush, heavily-cropping plants.
They will use the
dead sticks as support material in both their lodges and dams.--Dave Nelson, Editor
In spring you'll start to see growth on the canes as the buds come to life, but until then they'll remain looking worryingly like a row of
dead sticks.
Branches and
dead sticks fell to the ground as he moved up the belays.
My grapes are just
dead sticks in the ground and the strawberries really have me stumped.
The bushes that had looked like
dead sticks now had tender new shoots sprouting at the bottom.