Both. They can sleep standing on one leg or whilst floating, usually with their heads tucked back under a wing.

Yes, but they need at least 30 yards to become airborne and the same again to reach a safe height to clear surrounding obstructions such as houses. See similar questions...

Both ground water and surface water are used for irrigation. In 1990, about 51,000 million gallons per day were withdrawn from the ground for irrigation, whereas about 85,500 million gallons per day was taken from surface-water sources. A small amount of reclaimed wastewater coming from sewage-treatment plants, about 660 million gallons per day was used for irrigation. The USGS keeps records on the types of irrigation systems used in the United States. See similar questions...

Good question. Very carefully!! The geoducks in tubes and the oyster bags are so closely packed in some areas that there is little to no room to land a boat on the beaches. I thought only the Army Corps of Engineers could do dredging. When the inter-tidal geoducks are harvested, aren't they being dredged. Sure looks like it. If it looks like a duck... and walks like a duck....Aquaculture companies do a form of dredging called water jet harvesting to remove the geoduck from the silt or sand. See similar questions...

Hotels, ger camps, quaint inns, homestays and camping. On a given trip you may stay in a number of different accommodations. In Mongolia, when ger camps are available we use them, when not we use homestays or vehicle supported camping. In Tibet the camping is quite rugged with several days where we are traveling only with pack horse support. In Uruguay we stay in comfortable hotels and local inns. See similar questions...

This, in fact, is a standard feature of the "City" model as opposed to the "County". The Solihull design team correctly identified the need for water-cooled brake lights for use in city environments where the brake light is on for extended periods. It can be ordered from most LR outlets, as can the top-up kit consisting of: See similar questions...

Due to the concern of disease and stress, City policy limits access to the swan facility to designated personnel and the consulting veterinarian. It is hard to understand the military-type security employed by the City of Ottawa given that the Stratford Ontario swan facility is overlooked by housing in the community. Its Swans are actually led to the river each spring by a marching pipe band with residents lining the streets to cheer them on. See similar questions...

The OHS is aware of the existence of photographs that show the swans with elevated wings and feathers scattered on the ground. While these pictures might seem distressing, the birds can be very territorial, and it is normal that the birds would react when strangers come in close proximity. There have been many reports of Mute Swans attacking people who enter their territory. The familiar pose with neck curved back and wings half raised, known as busking, is a threat display. See similar questions...

Water in New Mexico is distributed among a variety of users, as the following pie chart indicates. About 5 percent goes to livestock, commercial, industrial, mining, and power companies; About 9 percent goes to public supplies and domestic use; About 10 percent is lost to evaporation; and about 76 percent goes to irrigated agriculture. See similar questions...

Although the water and beach are relatively close to our target landing area at Spadaro’s Airport, we are prohibited from landing on the beach unless special event permission is granted. See similar questions...

Swans living on fresh water will typically eat pondweed, stonewort and wigeon grass, as well as tadpoles and insects such as milfoil. Swans living on salt water will typically eat sea arrow grass, salt marsh grass, eel grass, club rush and green algae, as well as insects and molluscs. See similar questions...

If you want to feed swans then give them fresh bread (mould is poisonous to them), grain such as wheat or corn, and fresh greens such as lettuce or spinach. The food should be thrown onto the water so that they can swallow water with the food - feeding them on land is environmentally unsound and encourages the swans to leave the water whenever they see people which can bring them into harm from cars, dogs etc. See similar questions...

Yes - typically in July or August each year, during which time they are unable to fly. Breeding pairs do not moult at the same time as they, and any offspring, would be too vulnerable to attack. They are unable to fly for approximately 6 weeks from the time that they lose their flight feathers to the time they have grown new ones. See similar questions...

Not as such as they don't have teeth, but they can hiss and peck which can cause some discomfort if the skin gets pinched. See similar questions...

If you cannot sleep, it is best to call your doctor. S/he may prescribe something to help you get to sleep. There are a lot of non-habit forming sleep aids. Check in with your doctor from time to time. Some people only need sleep medication for a short period. Others need it longer. Do not self- medicate, if you plan to, make sure you have talked it over with your doctor first. When a person self medicates, it could be detrimental to her or his health. See similar questions...

Talk to your mom, dad or someone else you trust and your doctor. If you are going to camp, your parents may even want to talk privately with your camp counselor. Most camp counselors understand bed-wetting and want to help. Your doctor may be able to give you some medicine to help you with sleepovers. Don't try to stay awake all night. Not only is this very hard to do, but kids need their sleep every night. See similar questions...

How much do you bench? How much do you squat? Why don't you ever list the actual amounts of weight you lift? [ Added October 10, 2003 ] I have a lot of fat around my mid-section, what are some good exercises to get rid of it? [ Updated January 27, 2007 ] See similar questions...