Naturally Adventurous
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
Latest episodes
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
May 21, 2023 • 46min
S3E42: Cambodia highlights with Ken & Charley
Ken & Charley chat about their Cambodia highlights.
Giant Ibis recording courtesy of Ken Behrens.
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 14, 2023 • 35min
S3E41: Cambodia with Ken & Charley (Whatsapp episode)
Ken & Charley have a chat about Cambodia over Whatsapp.
Lineated Barbet recording courtesy of Agris Celmins, XC641939. Accessible at www.xeno-canto.org/641939. 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 7, 2023 • 24min
S3E40: Wildlife conservation in India with Pravin Shanmughanandam.
Charley interviews Pravin Shanmughanandam about wildlife conservation in India.
Follow Pravin at the following links:
https://www.facebook.com/pravin.shanmughanandam
https://www.facebook.com/thepapyrusitineraries
https://www.thepapyrusitineraries.in/
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
Apr 30, 2023 • 45min
S3E39: Indonesia with Aidan Place. Searching for lost and new species.
Charley interviews Aidan Place about his trip to Indonesia in search of lost and new bird species.
Black-browed Babbler recording courtesy of Aidan Place.
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
Apr 23, 2023 • 53min
S3E38: Congo Peacock adventure with Sam Jones
Charley interviews Sam Jones about his time in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
If you wish to support this podcast, please visit our Patreon page at: https://www.patreon.com/naturallyadventurous?fan_landing=true
Congo Peacock recording courtesy of Sam Jones
Feel free to contact us at: ken.behrens@gmail.com or cfchesse@gmail.com
Naturally Adventurous Podcast
Travel Nature Adventure Birding
Apr 15, 2023 • 52min
S3E37: Dominican Republic with Nick Bonomo
Charley welcomes Nick Bonomo to the show to chat about his DR 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: ken.behrens@gmail.com or cfchesse@gmail.com
Naturally Adventurous Podcast
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