

Naturally Adventurous
Ken Behrens & Charley Hesse
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
Contact Ken and Charley: ken.behrens@gmail.com and cfchesse@gmail.com
Photo Galleries: https://www.ken-behrens.com/naturally-adventurous-podcast
Episodes
Mentioned books

Aug 13, 2023 • 26min
S4E02: Borneo with Adrian Loong
Charley interviews his local guide Adrian Loong about Borneo and his career in guiding.
Whitehead's Trogon recording courtesy of Kim Chuah Lim, XC792910. Accessible at www.xeno-canto.org/792910. 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
Travel Nature Adventure Birding

Aug 6, 2023 • 41min
S4E01: Writing books with Charley & Ken
Charley & Ken kick off season 4 with a chat about the process of writing books.
African Paradise-Flycactcher recording courtesy of Peter Boesman, XC300756. Accessible at www.xeno-canto.org/300756. 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
Naturally Adventurous Podcast
Travel Nature Adventure Birding

Jul 16, 2023 • 53min
S3E50: Paraguay with Angus Pritchard
Charley interviews Angus Pritchard about his recent trip to Paraguay.
Find Angus at:
https://www.facebook.com/angus.pritchard.397
Bare-throated Bellbird recording courtesy of Guillermo Menéndez (gmmv80), XC448305. Accessible at www.xeno-canto.org/448305. 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
Travel Nature Adventure Birding

Jul 9, 2023 • 46min
S3E49: Big year and beyond with Tiffany Kersten
Charley interviews record-breaking Big Year birder Tiffany Kersten about how it all went down and what she has been up to since then.
Find Tiffany at:
https://www.facebook.com/tiffany.kersten
https://www.facebook.com/natureninjabirding/
Bat Falcon recording courtesy of Peter Boesman, XC223021. Accessible at www.xeno-canto.org/223021. 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
Naturally Adventurous Podcast
Travel Nature Adventure Birding

Jul 2, 2023 • 46min
S3E48: Mammal Watching with Charles Foley & Jon Hall
Charley interviews Charles Foley & Jon Hall, co-hosts of the 'Mammal Watching' podcast.
Hippo recording courtesy of Charles Foley.
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
Travel Nature Adventure Birding

Jun 25, 2023 • 38min
S3E47: Ken interviews Alison Világ - Part 2: (Nearly) Marooned on a Superior Island
Ken interviews Alison Világ about migration counting, adventures around the United States, and how to become a good writer.
Follow Alison at the following links:
https://www.facebook.com/alison.vilag
https://www.instagram.com/boreal_vagabond/
http://passagemigrant.com/
Long-tailed Duck recording courtesy of our friend Andrew Spencer, XC203476. Accessible at https://xeno-canto.org/203476.
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
Travel Nature Adventure Birding

Jun 18, 2023 • 46min
S3E46: Ken interviews Alison Világ - Part 1: "So Cold That It Hurts!"
Ken interviews Alison Világ about migration counting at Whitefish Point, and much more.
Follow Alison at the following links:
https://www.facebook.com/alison.vilag
https://www.instagram.com/boreal_vagabond/
http://passagemigrant.com/
Short-eared Owl recording courtesy of Ryan P. O'Donnell, XC174880. Accessible at https://xeno-canto.org/174880.
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
Travel Nature Adventure Birding

Jun 11, 2023 • 46min
S3E45: The Philippines with Ken & Charley
Ken & Charley have a freeform chat about birding in the Philippines.
Chocolate Boobook recording courtesy of Ross Gallardy, XC321147. Accessible at www.xeno-canto.org/321147.
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
Travel Nature Adventure Birding

Jun 4, 2023 • 49min
S3E44: Charley's Top 5 South Indian bird sightings
Ken interviews Charley about his top 5 South India bird sightings from his recent trip with his son Felix.
Sri Lanka Bay Owl recording courtesy of Frank Lambert, XC473612. Accessible at www.xeno-canto.org/473612.
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
Naturally Adventurous Podcast
Travel Nature Adventure Birding

May 28, 2023 • 47min
S3E43: India with Ken & Charley
Ken & Charley have a chat about Southern India.
White-cheeked Barbet recording courtesy of Andrew Spencer, XC547498. Accessible at www.xeno-canto.org/547498.
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
Naturally Adventurous Podcast
Travel Nature Adventure Birding