Pin Tailed Wydah - courting

This lad was giving his all to impress the Lady!!

Dang Dennis, you sure have some cool looking critters in your backyard! Knowing nothing about this bird or its habits, the body position gives the impression he's moving in a vertical direction. Is he more or less moving in an up/down pattern here?

Ken this little sparrow sized fellow is the ultimate thug - highly aggressive around the feeding area and chases dove sized birds with impunity. He grows the long tail feathers in breeding and in this pic is displaying to a female perched some 2 feet from him - he is in fact hovering and using immense energy to maintain position hence all the "motion" in the shot at his feet and tail.
Thanks for your comment.
Dennis