
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

Jan 29, 2023 • 40min
S3E26: Ken's Argentina trip top 11 birds (11 to 6)
Ken starts to tell Charley his top 11 birds from his recent Argentina tour. Today we go from 11 to 6.
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Burrowing Parrot recording courtesy of Peter Boesman, XC272697. Accessible at www.xeno-canto.org/272697.
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Feel free to contact us at: cfchesse@gmail.com or ken.behrens@gmail.com
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Jan 22, 2023 • 49min
S3E25: Argentina Intro
Ken and Charley chat about Argentina, a country that Ken visited recently, and where Charley has travelled extensively. It's quirky, beautiful, perplexing, distinctive, and biodiverse!
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Rufous-bellied Thrush recording courtesy of María Emilia Pérez, XC615568. Accessible at https://xeno-canto.org/615568. License: Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0
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Jan 15, 2023 • 45min
S3E24: Falkland Islands with Charley & Ken
Ken asks Charley about his recent trip to the Falkland Islands.
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King Penguin recording courtesy of Frank Lambert, XC67618. Accessible at www.xeno-canto.org/67618. License Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 4.0
Feel free to contact us at: cfchesse@gmail.com or ken.behrens@gmail.com
Naturally Adventurous Podcast
Travel Nature Adventure Birding

Jan 8, 2023 • 25min
S3E23: First day in Chile with Charley
Charley flies solo describing his eventful first day in Chile.
Dusky-tailed Canastero recording courtesy of Guillermo Egli, XC53864. Accessible at www.xeno-canto.org/53864. License Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 2.5
If you wish to support this podcast, please visit our Patreon page at:
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Feel free to contact us at: cfchesse@gmail.com or ken.behrens@gmail.com
Naturally Adventurous Podcast
Travel Nature Adventure Birding

Jan 1, 2023 • 49min
S3E22: Further Central Peruvian adventures with Ben Lucking
Charley chats again with Ben Lucking about his adventures in the Central Peruvian Andes.
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https://www.instagram.com/benjaminlucking/
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Golden-backed Mountain-Tanager recording by Charley Hesse.
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Naturally Adventurous Podcast
Travel Nature Adventure Birding

Dec 25, 2022 • 49min
S3E21: Central Peru with Ben Lucking
Charley chats with Ben Lucking about his adventures in the Central Peruvian Andes.
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https://www.instagram.com/benjaminlucking/
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'Mantaro' thornbird recording courtesy of Andrew Spencer, XC87999. Accessible at www.xeno-canto.org/87999. License Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 2.5
Feel free to contact us at: cfchesse@gmail.com or ken.behrens@gmail.com
Naturally Adventurous Podcast
Travel Nature Adventure Birding

Dec 18, 2022 • 1h 2min
S3E20: Sketching adventures with Christine Elder
Charley chats with Christine Elder about some of her nature sketching adventures.
Check out Christine's Website at:
https://christineelder.com/
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Waved Albatross recording courtesy of Scott Olmstead, XC24276. Accessible at www.xeno-canto.org/24276. License Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 2.5
Feel free to contact us at: cfchesse@gmail.com or ken.behrens@gmail.com
Naturally Adventurous Podcast
Travel Nature Adventure Birding

Dec 11, 2022 • 44min
S3E19: Nature sketching with Christine Elder
Charley chats with Christine Elder about nature sketching and journalling.
Check out Christine's Website at:
https://christineelder.com/
or on Facebook at. https://www.facebook.com/ChristineLElder. If you wish to support this podcast, please visit our Patreon page at: https://www.patreon.com/naturallyadventurous?fan_landing=true
Plate-billed Mountain-Toucan recording courtesy of Mitch Lysinger, XC260597. Accessible at www.xeno-canto.org/260597.
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Feel free to contact us at: cfchesse@gmail.com or ken.behrens@gmail.com
Naturally Adventurous Podcast
Travel Nature Adventure Birding

Dec 4, 2022 • 53min
S2E18: Natural Sound Recording
Charley and Ken chat about field recording of natural sounds, birds in particular. It's an even more esoteric discipline than more typical birding! But it can be highly rewarding. This discussion is a good portal into a variety of related topics.
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

Nov 27, 2022 • 44min
S3E17: Australia highlights with Charley & Jerry Conolly
Charley & Jerry Connolly cover highlights from their recent Australia trip.
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Marc Anderson, XC524669. Accessible at www.xeno-canto.org/524669.
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Feel free to contact us at: cfchesse@gmail.com or ken.behrens@gmail.com
Naturally Adventurous Podcast
Travel Nature Adventure Birding