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Naturally Adventurous

Ken Behrens & Charley Hessewww.ken-behrens.com
Charley Hesse and Ken Behrens have travelled all over the globe, and accumulated a lifetime worth of adventure stories, in pursuit of wild places and wild creatures. Both are lifelong birding and natural history fanatics, and professional guides. Charley was born in the UK, but has spent his life living in Japan, Ecuador, South Africa, and now Thailand. Ken was born in the US, and has lived in South Africa and Madagascar for the last decade plus. Contact Ken and Charley: ken.behrens@gmail.com and cfchesse@gmail.com Photo Galleries: https://www.ken-behrens.com/naturally-adventurous-podcast
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S5E19: NEW ZEALAND - CHARLEY'S TOP 5 BIRDS

Charley gives Ken his Top 5 New Zealand birds (with an honorable mention, of course). North Island Kokako recording courtesy of David Bradley, XC534282. Accessible at www.xeno-canto.org/534282. License Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0. If you wish to support this podcast, please visit our Patreon page at: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.patreon.com/naturallyadventurous?fan_landing=true⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Feel free to contact us at: cfchesse@gmail.com &/OR ken.behrens@gmail.com Naturally Adventur...

Dec 08, 202455 minSeason 5Ep. 19

S5E18: Aotearoa (New Zealand), Land of Surprises

The guys were both in New Zealand recently, though on separate trips. What surprised them about the country? How did it compare with Australia? Tui recording courtesy of David Boyle, XC927436. Accessible at https://xeno-canto.org/927436. License: Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 If you wish to support this podcast, please visit our Patreon page at: ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.patreon.com/naturallyadventurous?fan_landing=true⁠⁠⁠⁠ Feel free to contact us at: cfchesse@gmail.com &/O...

Dec 01, 202454 minSeason 5Ep. 18

S5E17: Under Over Down Under

Hear about what Ken thinks are the most overrated and underrated things in Australia. Bar-shouldered Dove recording courtesy of Marc Anderson, XC816821. Accessible at www.xeno-canto.org/816821. License Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 4.0 If you wish to support this podcast, please visit our Patreon page at: ⁠⁠⁠https://www.patreon.com/naturallyadventurous?fan_landing=true⁠⁠⁠ Feel free to contact us at: cfchesse@gmail.com &/OR ken.behrens@gmail.com Naturally Adventurous Pod...

Nov 24, 202453 minSeason 5Ep. 17

S5E16: Alaska Top 12 Highlights (part 2)

Hear about Ken's top 6 sightings from his Alaska trip earlier this year. These include some of the coolest creatures in North America! Smith's Longspur recording courtesy of Frank Lambert, XC356212. Accessible at https://xeno-canto.org/356212. License: reative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 4.0 If you wish to support this podcast, please visit our Patreon page at: ⁠⁠https://www.patreon.com/naturallyadventurous?fan_landing=true⁠⁠ Feel free to contact us at: cfchesse@gmail.com &/OR...

Nov 16, 202441 min

S5E15: Northern Territory

Join Charley & Ken to hear all about their adventures in the Northern Territory of Australia. If you wish to support this podcast, please visit our Patreon page at: ⁠https://www.patreon.com/naturallyadventurous?fan_landing=true⁠ Feel free to contact us at: cfchesse@gmail.com &/OR ken.behrens@gmail.com Naturally Adventurous Podcast

Nov 10, 20241 hr 2 minSeason 5Ep. 15

S5E14: OUTBACK AUSTRALIA ROADTRIP

Join Charley, Ken & Iain around the campfire to hear all about their epic outback adventure. If you wish to support this podcast, please visit our Patreon page at: https://www.patreon.com/naturallyadventurous?fan_landing=true Feel free to contact us at: cfchesse@gmail.com &/OR ken.behrens@gmail.com Naturally Adventurous Podcast

Nov 03, 202447 minSeason 5Ep. 14

S5E13: Alaska Top 12 Highlights (part 1)

Some of these confuse Charley, and some of them grip him off. All are fun to chat about. Bohemian Waxwing recording courtesy of Peter Ward and Ken Hall, XC512253. Accessible at https://xeno-canto.org/512253. License: Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 If you wish to support this podcast, please visit our Patreon page at: https://www.patreon.com/naturallyadventurous?fan_landing=true Feel free to contact us at: cfchesse@gmail.com &/OR ken.behrens@gmail.com Naturally Adve...

Oct 27, 202441 min

S5E12: Palau with Doug Whitman

Charley chats Pacific Islands again with Doug Whitman. This time about Palau. One of the most beautiful places on earth. Giant White-eye recording courtesy of Todd Mark, XC113848. Accessible at www.xeno-canto.org/113848. License Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0 If you wish to support this podcast, please visit our Patreon page at: https://www.patreon.com/naturallyadventurous?fan_landing=true Feel free to contact us at: ken.behrens@gmail.com or cfchesse@gmail.com Naturall...

Oct 20, 20241 hr 8 minSeason 5Ep. 12

S5E11: Why Alaska is indeed "The Great Land"

Charley & Ken have a freeform chat about Ken's recent trip to Alaska, the biggest and wildest of the United States. American Golden Plover recording courtesy of Andrew Spencer, XC878704. Accessible at www.xeno-canto.org/878704. License: Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0 If you wish to support this podcast, please visit our Patreon page at: https://www.patreon.com/naturallyadventurous?fan_landing=true Feel free to contact us at: ken.behrens@gmail.com or cfchesse@gmail....

Oct 13, 202445 min

S5E10: Lovebirds in Zambia & the long journey home.

Charley & Ken tell of their Zambian adventures in search of the Black-cheeked Lovebird If you wish to support this podcast, please visit our Patreon page at: https://www.patreon.com/naturallyadventurous?fan_landing=true Feel free to contact us at: ken.behrens@gmail.com or cfchesse@gmail.com Naturally Adventurous Podcast

Oct 06, 202459 minSeason 5Ep. 10

S5E09: Madeira & Zino's Petrel with Chris Sloan

Chris tells Charley about his recent trip to see the rare Zino's Petrel on the island of Madeira. Zino's Petrel recording courtesy of Quentin Guibert, XC806563. Accessible at www.xeno-canto.org/806563. License Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 If you wish to support this podcast, please visit our Patreon page at: https://www.patreon.com/naturallyadventurous?fan_landing=true Feel free to contact us at: ken.behrens@gmail.com or cfchesse@gmail.com Naturally Adventurous Podca...

Sep 29, 202440 minSeason 5Ep. 9

S5E08: Sumatra Top 5 Birds

Charley tells Ken his Top 5 bird sightings from his recent trip to Sumatra, Indonesia. If you wish to support this podcast, please visit our Patreon page at: https://www.patreon.com/naturallyadventurous?fan_landing=true Feel free to contact us at: ken.behrens@gmail.com or cfchesse@gmail.com Naturally Adventurous Podcast

Sep 22, 202451 minSeason 5Ep. 8

S5E07: Namibia to Victoria Falls - The Highlights

Join Charley & Ken chat again about their overland trip from Windhoek, Namibia to Victoria Falls in Zambia. This time its the good stuff. Crimson-breasted Gonolek recording courtesy of Marc Anderson, XC878704. Accessible at www.xeno-canto.org/878704. License Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 4.0 If you wish to support this podcast, please visit our Patreon page at: https://www.patreon.com/naturallyadventurous?fan_landing=true Feel free to contact us at: ken.behrens@gmail.co...

Sep 15, 202458 minSeason 5Ep. 7

S5E06: Peter Kaestner's Adventures in Zaire

Ken interviews popular returning guest Peter Kaestner. The topic is African adventures, in particular Peter's stint in what is now known as the Democratic Republic of Congo, in the late 70s. Hear about how he avoided dying of Ebola, being torn apart by Gorillas, or being gored by a Buffalo! The natural sound at the end of the recording is a Cinnamon Bracken Warbler recorded by Peter Kaestner. If you wish to support this podcast, please visit our Patreon page at: https://www.patreon.com/naturally...

Sep 08, 20241 hr 16 minSeason 5Ep. 6

S5E05: Namibia to Victoria Falls - an ill-fated overland trip.

Join Charley & Ken for this fireside chat about their overland trip from Windhoek, Namibia to Victoria Falls in Zambia. African Wood-Owl recording courtesy of Peter Boesman, XC347068. Accessible at www.xeno-canto.org/347068. License Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 4.0 If you wish to support this podcast, please visit our Patreon page at: https://www.patreon.com/naturallyadventurous?fan_landing=true Feel free to contact us at: ken.behrens@gmail.com or cfchesse@gmail.com Na...

Sep 01, 20241 hr 3 minSeason 5Ep. 5

S5E04 Borneo Top 5 Mammals

Charley gives Ken his top 5 mammals from his recent Borneo tour. This week in reverse reverse order. Bornean Banded Pitta recording courtesy of Mike Nelson, XC292804. Accessible at www.xeno-canto.org/292804. License Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 If you wish to support this podcast, please visit our Patreon page at: https://www.patreon.com/naturallyadventurous?fan_landing=true Feel free to contact us at: ken.behrens@gmail.com or cfchesse@gmail.com Naturally Adventurous...

Aug 25, 202440 minSeason 5Ep. 4

S5E03 Northern Marianas with Doug Whitman

Charley interviews Doug Whitman about his time in the Northern Mariana islands in Micronesia. Mariana Crow recording courtesy of Andria Kroner, XC254699. Accessible at www.xeno-canto.org/254699. License Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 Find Doug at https://www.facebook.com/doug.whitman.14 If you wish to support this podcast, please visit our Patreon page at: https://www.patreon.com/naturallyadventurous?fan_landing=true Feel free to contact us at: ken.behrens@gmail.com or...

Aug 18, 202455 minSeason 5Ep. 3

S5E02 How Ken Almost Broke His Hand While Visiting Relatives in Uganda

Ken and Charley discuss the highlights from Ken's short but very sweet recent trip to Uganda. If you wish to support this podcast, please visit our Patreon page at: https://www.patreon.com/naturallyadventurous?fan_landing=true Feel free to contact us at: ken.behrens@gmail.com or cfchesse@gmail.com Naturally Adventurous Podcast

Aug 11, 202452 minSeason 5Ep. 2

S5E01 Ken & Charley's birding big day in Gauteng South Africa

Join Ken & Charley for their birding big day in Gauteng, South Africa. If you wish to support this podcast, please visit our Patreon page at: ⁠https://www.patreon.com/naturallyadventurous?fan_landing=true⁠ Feel free to contact us at: ken.behrens@gmail.com or cfchesse@gmail.com Naturally Adventurous Podcast

Aug 04, 202430 minSeason 5Ep. 1

S4E50: Equatorial Guinea with Sam Jones

Sam Jones tells us about his discovery of the near-mythical Shelley's Eagle-Owl in the little-known African country of Equatorial Guinea. Shelley's Eagle-Owl recording courtesy of Sam Jones If you wish to support this podcast, please visit our Patreon page at: https://www.patreon.com/naturallyadventurous?fan_landing=true Feel free to contact us at: ken.behrens@gmail.com or cfchesse@gmail.com Naturally Adventurous Podcast

Jul 14, 202454 minSeason 4Ep. 50

S4E49: The Greatest Country in the World, with Charley & Ken

Ken & Charley chat about Kazakhstan (and a little bit about Kyrgyzstan). Himalayan Snowcock recording courtesy of Arend Wassink, XC179921. Accessible at www.xeno-canto.org/179921. License Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 If you wish to support this podcast, please visit our Patreon page at: https://www.patreon.com/naturallyadventurous?fan_landing=true Feel free to contact us at: ken.behrens@gmail.com or cfchesse@gmail.com Naturally Adventurous Podcast...

Jul 07, 202445 minSeason 4Ep. 49

S4E48:The worst kept secret in Central Asia, with Charley & Ken

Ken interviews Charley about his recent trip to Uzbekistan. Turkestan Ground-Jay recording courtesy of Ukolov Ilya, XC465943. Accessible at www.xeno-canto.org/465943. License Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 If you wish to support this podcast, please visit our Patreon page at: https://www.patreon.com/naturallyadventurous?fan_landing=true Feel free to contact us at: ken.behrens@gmail.com or cfchesse@gmail.com Naturally Adventurous Podcast...

Jun 30, 202449 minSeason 4Ep. 48

S4E47: Travelling with babies with Melissa & Ross Gallardy

Melissa & Ross Gallardy recount some natural adventures around Yellowstone NP, Taiwan, Australia & Argentina with baby Roger. Eastern Bristlebird recording courtesy of Marc Anderson, XC382679. Accessible at www.xeno-canto.org/382679. License Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 4.0 If you wish to support this podcast, please visit our Patreon page at: https://www.patreon.com/naturallyadventurous?fan_landing=true Feel free to contact us at: ken.behrens@gmail.com or cfchesse...

Jun 23, 202455 minSeason 4Ep. 47

S4E46: "Hotel Amor" Argentina Storytime

Ken tells Charley two stories about adventures in Argentina a couple years ago. Bolivian Earthcreeper recording courtesy of Frank Lambert, XC296391. Accessible at https://xeno-canto.org/296391 If you wish to support this podcast, please visit our Patreon page at: https://www.patreon.com/naturallyadventurous?fan_landing=true Feel free to contact us at: ken.behrens@gmail.com or cfchesse@gmail.com Naturally Adventurous Podcast

Jun 16, 202440 minSeason 4Ep. 46

S4E45: Search for the Malayan Crested Argus with James Eaton

Charley interviews James Eaton about his recent journey in search of the Malayan Crested Argus. Find James on FB at: https://www.facebook.com/james.birdtourasia Vietnamese Crested Argus recording courtesy of Frank Lambert, XC69377. Accessible at www.xeno-canto.org/69377.License Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 4.0 If you wish to support this podcast, please visit our Patreon page at: https://www.patreon.com/naturallyadventurous?fan_landing=true Feel free to contact us at: ken....

Jun 09, 20241 hr 3 minSeason 4Ep. 43

S4E44: Southern Spain with Ken

Charley quizes Ken about his recent tour in southern Spain. Calandra Lark recording courtesy of João Tomás, XC877292. Accessible at www.xeno-canto.org/877292. License Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 If you wish to support this podcast, please visit our Patreon page at: https://www.patreon.com/naturallyadventurous?fan_landing=true https://xeno-canto.org/877292 Feel free to contact us at: ken.behrens@gmail.com or cfchesse@gmail.com Naturally Adventurous Podcast...

Jun 02, 202445 minSeason 4Ep. 44

S4E43: The Extinction Capital of the World with Lance Tanino

Charley interviews local guide extraordinaire, Lance Tanino, about birding and conservation on the Hawaiian Islands. Find Lance on FB at: https://www.facebook.com/lance.tanino and find out more about his guiding services at: HawaiiBirdingGuide.com Other links: https://friendsofhakalauforest.org/ https://kauaiforestbirds.org/ https://www.mauiforestbirds.org/ Iiwi recording courtesy of Daniel Lane, XC27366. Accessible at www.xeno-canto.org/27366. License Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-...

May 26, 202456 minSeason 4Ep. 42

S4E42: Ken Interviewed by Luke Thompson

The tables are turned! Luke Thompson interviews Ken about guiding, travel, and life, for a parallel episode of his podcast Back to Birding. To check out Back to Birding: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/back-to-birding/id1719348540 Red-throated Pipit recording courtesy of Terje Kolaas, XC424099. Accessible at https://xeno-canto.org/424099. License Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 4.0 If you wish to support this podcast, please visit our Patreon page at: https://www.patreo...

May 19, 20241 hr 2 min

S4E41: Why is "now" the best time to go birding in Ecuador with Andres Vasquez

Ecuador has been in the news for the wrong reasons, but Andres explains why this shouldn't stop you from going. Black Solitaire recording courtesy of Paul Coopmans, XC264773. Accessible at www.xeno-canto.org/264773. License Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 If you wish to support this podcast, please visit our Patreon page at: https://www.patreon.com/naturallyadventurous?fan_landing=true Feel free to contact us at: ken.behrens@gmail.com or cfchesse@gmail.com Naturally Adv...

May 12, 202443 minSeason 4Ep. 41

S4E40: Belize with Andres Vasquez

Andres shares some highlights (and lowlights) of his recent trip to Belize with Charley. Ocellated Turkey Recording courtesy of Paul Driver, XC522868. Accessible at www.xeno-canto.org/522868. License Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 If you wish to support this podcast, please visit our Patreon page at: https://www.patreon.com/naturallyadventurous?fan_landing=true Feel free to contact us at: ken.behrens@gmail.com or cfchesse@gmail.com Naturally Adventurous Podcast...

May 05, 202442 minSeason 1Ep. 40
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