Date: 12/28/24 2:13 pm
From: MARVIN BREECE via Tweeters <tweeters...>
Subject: Re: [Tweeters] Fwd: Watch "A Chicken’s Head Works Better Than a Camera Stabilizer!" on YouTube
Here's an example of a still head and a moving body of an Eastern Red-tailed Hawk:


https://flic.kr/p/2n4HutZ


Marv Breece
Tukwila, WA
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On Sat, 28 Dec, 2024 at 11:44 AM, Dennis Paulson via Tweeters <tweeters...> wrote:


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This explains why chickens and pigeons and coots and other birds bob their heads as they walk. They stabilize-move-stabilize-move-stabilize-move the head as they walk, while the body keeps a steady forward pace Presumably this is to give them the best vision of their surroundings.


Dennis Paulson
Seattle




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