
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

Apr 17, 2022 • 59min
S2E36: Israel with Ken and Charley (Part II)
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
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Apr 10, 2022 • 35min
S2E35: Israel with Ken and Charley
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
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Apr 3, 2022 • 1h 8min
S2E34: Charley in California with Julian Hough
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.
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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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Mar 27, 2022 • 28min
S2E33: Malawi Microcosm - a chat with Dzalanyama manager Frackson Kachiwawa
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
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Mar 20, 2022 • 35min
S2E32: Ecotourism in Ecuador with Graciela Erazo & Keith Barnes
This week Charley interviews Graciela Erazo in Spanish about the creation of Wayra Reserve in Ecuador. Keith Barnes gives an general introduction about ecotourism in Ecuador.
https://www.facebook.com/wayrareserve
Rufous-breasted Wood-Quail recording courtesy of Andrew Spencer, XC47828. Accessible at www.xeno-canto.org/47828.
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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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Mar 13, 2022 • 39min
S2E31: Charley and Ken Seychelles chat
This week Ken tells Charley all about his recent visit to the remote Indian Ocean Seychelles islands. They talk about the biogeography, habitats, people, food, and endemic birds.
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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Mar 6, 2022 • 47min
S2E30: Hannah & Erik Go Birding in South Africa
This week Charley interviews Hannah Buschert & Erik Ostrander, hosts of the popular birding podcast Hannah & Erik Go Birding, about their recent trip to KZN, South Africa.
Check out their website:
https://www.gobirdingpodcast.com/
Livinstone's Turaco recording courtesy of Andrew Spencer, XC292663. Accessible at www.xeno-canto.org/292663.
License Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 4.0If 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
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Feb 27, 2022 • 45min
S2E29: Charley's Top 5 birds from N Colombia
This week Charley tells Ken all about his recent tour to northern Colombia including his top 5 birds.
Santa Marta Screech-Owl recording courtesy of Bram Vogels, XC694176. Accessible at www.xeno-canto.org/694176.
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
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Feb 20, 2022 • 1h 7min
S2E28: Colombian Frontiers, an interview with Diego Calderon
This week is an interview with well-known and well-liked Diego Calderón-Franco, a bird researcher and guide in the mega-biodiverse South American country of Colombia. Early in his birding career, Diego was captured by FARC, but this experience didn't dampen his love for birding or adventure! You can find Diego on Instagram at www.instagram.com/diegocolbirding/ and his excellent show "The Birders Show" is found at www.youtube.com/TheBirdersShow Also check out two documentaries about Diego: The Birders (youtu.be/T-jn1_thxK8) and Birdwatching with FARC (youtu.be/ZF9rfNphh5I)
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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Feb 13, 2022 • 47min
S2E27: South(west) Pacific, an interview with Peter Kaestner - Part 2
This week is the second of a two-part interview with adventurous and accomplished world birder Peter Kaestner. He tells Charley and Ken some stories from his time in New Guinea and the Solomon Islands.
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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