
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

Nov 26, 2021 • 49min
S2E16: Further Mozambique & eSwatini (Swaziland) adventures with Ken Behrens
Charley introduces another compilation of Ken's messages from his recent trip overland through Mozambique & eSwatini
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Blue Korhaan recording courtesy of Alan Collett, XC310997. Accessible at www.xeno-canto.org/310997.
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Feel free to contact us at: ken.behrens@gmail.com or cfchesse@gmail.com
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Nov 19, 2021 • 42min
S2E15: Mozambique & Malawi adventures with Ken Behrens
Charley introduces a compilation of Ken's messages from his recent trip overland through Mozambique & Malawi.
Check out a Google map of sites mentioned:
https://www.google.com/maps/d/u/0/edit?mid=12mxvO9mTy-uksjhOO7FxmQvZMQhzIhOW&usp=sharing
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Yellow-throated Apalis recording courtesy of Willem-Jan Emsens, XC166717. Accessible at www.xeno-canto.org/166717.
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Feel free to contact us at: ken.behrens@gmail.com or cfchesse@gmail.com
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Nov 12, 2021 • 41min
S2E14: Night drives in South Africa with Jonnyboy September
Ken interviews a local guide from Marrick Safaris called Jonnyboy September about night drives.
Check out a Google map of sites mentioned:
https://www.google.com/maps/d/u/0/edit?mid=1xLCKjIdncuUCbKCkogsVKSQoMIhC1Ozs&usp=sharing
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Spotted Thick-knee recording courtesy of Dawie de Swardt. Accessible at www.xeno-canto.org/549588.
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Nov 5, 2021 • 47min
S2E13: Overlanding Africa with Meliisa & Ross Gallardy
Charley interviews Melissa & Ross Gallardy about their recently completed 9-month overland trip around 15 African countries.
Check out this map of their originally planned route:
https://i1.wp.com/budgetbirders.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/Africa-Overview-2.png?w=862&ssl=1
Check out their website with posts and photos from their trip:
https://budgetbirders.com/category/overlanding-africa/
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https://www.patreon.com/naturallyadventurous?fan_landing=true
Ring-necked Francolin recording courtesy of Ross Gallardy.
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Oct 29, 2021 • 39min
S2E12: South Africa tour highlights with Ken Behrens
Ken tells Charley his top 5 highlights from his recent South Africa tour.
Check out a Google map of sites mentioned:
https://www.google.com/maps/d/u/0/edit?mid=162bSYH9gGTgQSfIrbLGmHMNbwsVOy0qB&usp=sharing
Check out some photos related to the episode:
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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
Cinnamon-breasted Warbler recording courtesy of Faansie Peacock, XC388319. Accessible at www.xeno-canto.org/388319.
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Feel free to contact us at: ken.behrens@gmail.com or cfchesse@gmail.com
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Oct 22, 2021 • 50min
S2E11: Bolivia multi-day trek and the death road with Joshua Covill
Charley interviews Joshua Covill about his multi-day El Choro trek in the Bolivian Andes.
Check out a Google map of sites mentioned:
https://www.google.com/maps/d/u/0/edit?mid=15aYf7XM0ZEP-B9i2w56s7dDXfd3-vGsz&usp=sharing
Check out some photos from Joshua's hike:
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Check out The Birding Coop at https://thebirdingcoop.org/
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Andean Solitaire recording courtesy of Andrew Spencer, XC47341. Accessible at www.xeno-canto.org/47341.
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Feel free to contact us at: ken.behrens@gmail.com or cfchesse@gmail.com
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Oct 15, 2021 • 42min
S2E10: Angola Top 5 wildlife experiences with Ken Behrens
Charley interviews Ken about his top 5 wildlife experiences on his recent Angola trip.
Check out a Google map of the Angola Birding Route.
https://www.google.com/maps/d/u/0/viewer?mid=10p7JmFC2_BU3NdSijU0gyNFXqFt-7xzD&ll=-11.356251760584174%2C14.55156215000003&z=6
Check out some great photos of Angolan birds on the Birding Angola website.
https://birdingangola.com/photos/
If you wish to support this podcast, please visit our patreon page at:
https://www.patreon.com/naturallyadventurous?fan_landing=true
Swiestra's Francolin recording courtesy of Ken Behrens
Feel free to contact us at: ken.behrens@gmail.com or cfchesse@gmail.com
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Oct 8, 2021 • 52min
Season 2 Episode 9: Alvaro Jaramillo & George Armistead
Charley chats with the co-hosts of the LIFELIST podcast, Alvaro Jaramillo & George Armistead about some birding adventures from their youth.
Check out their podcast website at:
https://www.lifelistpodcast.com/
Check out a Google map of the places mentioned in this episode.
https://www.google.com/maps/d/u/0/edit?mid=14i-7y9MKDd7iVE0kiwHenu1YI6Y1mZBR&usp=sharing
If you wish to support this podcast, please visit our patreon page at:
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Black Rail recording courtesy of Andrew Spencer, XC109204. Accessible at www.xeno-canto.org/109204.
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Feel free to contact us at: ken.behrens@gmail.com or cfchesse@gmail.com
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Oct 6, 2021 • 31min
Season 2 Episode 8: Ken driving across South Africa
Charley catches up with Ken on his long drive across South Africa
Check out a Google map of the places mentioned in this episode.
https://www.google.com/maps/d/u/0/edit?mid=1UIB6cRH8gZJsBf_Nyv0UkfGUL3L0PMIZ&usp=sharing
Check out some photos from this episode.
https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?vanity=naturallyadventurouspodcast&set=a.289909442959734
If you wish to support this podcast, please visit our patreon page at:
https://www.patreon.com/naturallyadventurous?fan_landing=true
Rufous-eared Warbler recording courtesy of Charley Hesse
Feel free to contact us at: ken.behrens@gmail.com or cfchesse@gmail.com
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Sep 24, 2021 • 49min
Season 2 Episode 7: Birding Angola with Noam Shany
Ken & Charley have a quick chat about Angola, then introduce an interview that Ken recorded with conservationist Noam Shany while he was there.
Check out a Google map of the Angola Birding Route.
https://www.google.com/maps/d/u/0/viewer?mid=10p7JmFC2_BU3NdSijU0gyNFXqFt-7xzD&ll=-11.356251760584174%2C14.55156215000003&z=6
Check out some great photos of Angolan birds on the Birding Angola website.
https://birdingangola.com/photos/
If you wish to support this podcast, please visit our patreon page at:
https://www.patreon.com/naturallyadventurous?fan_landing=true
White-headed Roin-chat recording courtesy of:
Arnon Dattner, XC567882. Accessible at www.xeno-canto.org/567882.
License - Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0
Feel free to contact us at: ken.behrens@gmail.com or cfchesse@gmail.com
Naturally Adventurous Podcast
Travel Nature Adventure Birding