

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 14, 2022 • 42min
S3E2: North American Bird Migration
In the second episode of Season 3, Ken & Charley chat about migration, specifically North American bird migration. It's a whole different kind of birding than looking for resident birds in a rainforest, and adds potential excitement to almost any habitat for at least a few weeks each year.
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
Travel Nature Adventure Birding

Aug 7, 2022 • 47min
S3E1: Driving
In the first episode of Season 3, Ken & Charley share a few driving stories.
Hadada Ibis recording courtesy of Lynette Rudman, XC539146. Accessible at www.xeno-canto.org/539146.
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 Adventurous Podcast
Travel Nature Adventure Birding

Jul 24, 2022 • 59min
S2E50: Borneo birds - Ken's top 5
In the final episode of Season 2, Ken tells Charley his top 5 bird encounters from his recent Borneo trip
Rail-Babbler recording courtesy of Greg Irving, XC423567. Accessible at www.xeno-canto.org/423567. 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 Adventurous Podcast
Travel Nature Adventure Birding

Jul 17, 2022 • 52min
S2E49: Malaysia - Crossroads of Sundaland
Ken chats with Charley about his recent time in Malaysia, a southeast Asian country that Charley also knows well. It's a fascinating and complicated part of the world with excellent food, friendly people, and mega-diverse forest. What are the major divisions within Malaysian society? How do its politics work? What is the food like? What's the conservation situation? Just a few of the questions that they delve into.
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
Travel Nature Adventure Birding

Jul 10, 2022 • 57min
S2E48: European Habitats - Dale Forbes's Top 5 & Bottom 1
Charley & Ken continue the 6-part mini-series on Habitats of the world.
In this episode, Dale Forbes tells Ken & Charley about his favourite 5 (and least favorite 1) habitats from the Palearctic region.
Information about and a photo of a Grizzly x Polar Bear hybrid: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grizzly%E2%80%93polar_bear_hybrid
For more information on our "Guide to Wildlife Habitats of the World": https://press.princeton.edu/books/paperback/9780691197562/habitats-of-the-world
Rock Ptarmigan recording courtesy of Michele Peron, XC185642. Accessible at www.xeno-canto.org/185642.
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 / ken.behrens@gmail.com
Naturally Adventurous Podcast
Travel Nature Adventure Birding

Jul 3, 2022 • 53min
S2E47: Australasian Habitats - Iain Campbell's Top 5 & Bottom 1
Charley & Ken continue the 6-part mini-series on Habitats of the world.
Today, Iain Campbell tells Ken & Charley about his favourite 5 (and least favorite 1) habitats from the Australasian region.
For more information on our "Guide to Wildlife Habitats of the World": https://press.princeton.edu/books/paperback/9780691197562/habitats-of-the-world
Crested Bellbird recording courtesy of Marc Anderson, XC688698. Accessible at www.xeno-canto.org/688698.
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 / cfchesse@gmail.com
Naturally Adventurous Podcast
Travel Nature Adventure Birding

Jun 26, 2022 • 54min
S2E46: Neotropical Habitats - Andres Vasquez's Top 5 Bottom 1
Charley & Ken continue the 6-part mini-series on Habitats of the world.
Today, Andres Vasquez tells Ken & Charley about his favourite 5 (and least favorite 1) habitats from the Neotropical region.
Howler Monkey vocalization courtesy of Andres Vasquez.
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
Travel Nature Adventure Birding

Jun 19, 2022 • 39min
S2E45: Afrotropical Habitats - Ken's Top 5 Bottom 1
Charley & Ken continue a new 6-part mini-series on Habitats of the world.
Today, Ken tells Charley about his favourite 5 (and least favorite 1) habitats from the Afrotropical region.
Earlier episodes mentioned in those one:
Mozambique Coutadas (monsoon forest habitat) - https://anchor.fm/dashboard/episode/e1b4v9l
Marojejy Madagascar (Indian Ocean rainforest) - https://anchor.fm/dashboard/episode/em0ffa
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
Travel Nature Adventure Birding

Jun 12, 2022 • 56min
S2E44: Nearctic Habitats - Phil Chaon's Top 5 Bottom 1
Charley & Ken start a new 6-part miniseries on Habitats of the world.
Today, Phil Chaon tells Charley & Ken his favourite 5 (and least favorite 1) habitats from the Nearctic region.
Lesser Prairie Chicken recording courtesy of Andrew Spencer, XC100768. Accessible at www.xeno-canto.org/100768.
License Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 2.5
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
Travel Nature Adventure Birding

Jun 5, 2022 • 38min
S2E43: Indo-Malaya Habitats - Charley's Top 5
Charley & Ken start a new 6-part miniseries on Habitats of the world.
Today, Charley tells Ken his favourite 5 habitats from the Indo-Malaya region.
Himalayan Shortwing recording courtesy of Jelle Scharringa, XC646775. Accessible at www.xeno-canto.org/646775.
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 Adventurous Podcast
Travel Nature Adventure Birding