Naturally Adventurous

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 Naturally Adventurous Podcast Travel Nature Adventure Birding

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 Naturally Adventurous Podcast Travel Nature Adventure Birding

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 Naturally Adventurous Podcast Travel Nature Adventure Birding

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 Naturally Adventurous Podcast Travel Nature Adventure Birding

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 Travel Nature Adventure Birding

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

Ken chats with Charley again about his recent trip to Israel. Tristram's Starling recording courtesy of Daniel Parker, XC126937. Accessible at www.xeno-canto.org/126937. 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 Travel Nature Adventure Birding

Ken chats with Charley about his recent time in Israel, a country that Charley also visited 10+ years ago. It's a fascinating part of the world with excellent food, good migration birding, a surprising diversity of wild places, and some very serious security protocols!  Oz Horzine's site about all the bird families of the world: http://www.birdfamiliesoftheworld.com/ Western Rock Nuthatch recording courtesy of Cedric Mroczko, XC414087. Accessible at https://xeno-canto.org/613642 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

Charley recounts some highlights of his current California trip to regular guest Julian Hough. Sooty Grouse recording courtesy of Thomas Magarian, XC414087. Accessible at www.xeno-canto.org/414087. 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

This week we air an interview that Ken conducted several months back, during his time in Malawi. He chats with Frackson Kachiwawa, who is the manager of the Dzalanyama Forest Lodge, in the Forest Reserve of the same name. This is a well-known birding spot, one of the richest sites in the vast miombo broadleaf woodland biome of central Africa. They talk about forest conservation, how you get a comatose lodge guest into bed, and Frackson's unusual life trajectory.  https://www.dzalanyama.net 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