Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Perch \Perch\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Perched}; p. pr. & vb. n.
   {Perching}.] [F. percher. See {Perch} a pole.]
   To alight or settle, as a bird; to sit or roost.

         Wrens make prey where eagles dare not perch. --Shak.

Source : WordNet®

perched
     adj : (especially of ears) quickly lifted up or out in attention;
           `perched' is obsolete; "a dog with perked ears" [syn: {perked},
            {perked up}]