We kick off the new year talking about the Puteketeke or the Great Crested Grebe. We were following closely while John Oliver's campaign to make this New Zealand's bird of the century, and are so excited to talk about this super cool bird. John Oliver used his show 'Last Week Tonight' to raise awareness about these birds, and in turn raised a ton of awareness about birds in general, particularly in New Zealand. We talk about the Puteketeke's exotic mating dance, to carrying chicks on their back, to whether or not they actually fly? Join John Bates, Shannon Hackett, RJ Pole, and Amanda Marquart in our most recent episode. Exciting announcment - we reached 5,000 downloads! Thank you listeners! Questions? Reach out to podcast.birdsofafeather@gmail.com Thanks!