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Birds don't lie down when they rest, so they spend most of their time standing. They will tuck up one leg to give it a break, and usually switch to the other leg after a while. Tucking up one leg serves the same purpose as a person sitting down on a chair to rest, birds just have to do it one leg at a time.

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They do this just like you sleep with a blanket at night. There legs get a decent supply of blood and are not covered in feathers so to conserve heat they tuck one up into the feathers.. If you watch your bird he/she may rotate between legs.. And they don't just do this while sleeping.

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It helps conserve body heat. It also means the bird is healthy and relaxed.

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Only half of their body is asleep at a time while the other half is awake. This allows it to be on guard from predators.

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So one leg can get rest from standing or walking on

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so when the predator goes through the water they know there awake

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To sleep.

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