
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 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
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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
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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
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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
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May 29, 2022 • 41min
S2E42: Texas
Our biggest and best episode EVER! Ken and Charley talk about their experiences in Texas, including a tour that Ken recently guided there.
Whooping Crane recording courtesy of Sue Riffe, XC533637. Accessible at https://xeno-canto.org/533637.
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
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May 22, 2022 • 40min
S2E41: Enigmatic Wildlife Tours with Keith Barnes
Special guest Keith Barnes and Charley share their exploits of searching for Spectacled Bear in Ecuador.
Keith introduces his new concept of Enigmatic Wildlife Tours.
https://www.tropicalbirding.com/enigmatictours
Spectacled Bear photo courtesy of Sam Woods.
Desert Rain Frog recording taken from https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cBkWhkAZ9ds.
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
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May 15, 2022 • 56min
S2E40: Ghana highlights with Charley & Ken
Charley tells Ken about his top 5 highlights from his recent Ghana tour.
Nkulengu Rail recording courtesy of Bram Vogels, XC404539. Accessible at www.xeno-canto.org/404539.
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
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May 8, 2022 • 37min
S2E39: Ghana conservation with Mark Williams.
Charley interviews Mark Williams, founder & owner of Ashanti African Tours, about their conservation projects and how he ended up there.
Find out more about Rainforest Rescue Ghana at https://ashantiafricantours.com/ethical-travel/
White-necked Rockfowl recording courtesy of Peter Boesman, XC719390. Accessible at www.xeno-canto.org/719390.
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
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May 1, 2022 • 40min
S2E38: Costa Rica with Ken & Charley
Charley chats with Ken about his recent trip to Costa Rica.
Resplendent Quetzal recording courtesy of Paul Driver, XC137766. Accessible at https://xeno-canto.org/137766
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: cfchesse@gmail.com OR ken.behrens@gmail.com
Naturally Adventurous Podcast
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Apr 24, 2022 • 46min
S2E37: El Salvador with Mollee Brown
Charley & Ken chat with Mollee Brown about her recent trip to El Salvador.
Links:
https://www.facebook.com/mollee.brown.3
https://nighthawkagency.com/
https://thebirdingcoop.org/
Bushy-crested Jay recording courtesy of Guillermo Funes, XC197652. Accessible at www.xeno-canto.org/197652.
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