[thedoc (OP)]

Pigeons and various other birds seem to bob their heads backwards and forwards in a bizarre manner, which seems to be a lot of hard work. I was watching some in front of my garage and dug out the high speed camera to see what is going on.

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[George]

What about when they fly?

[BJ]

This is always what I had thought to be the case, but I've just observed a pigeon standing very still and was still bobbing. Now I'm confused.