

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

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.
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

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/
If you wish to support this podcast, please visit our patreon page at:
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Andean Solitaire recording courtesy of Andrew Spencer, XC47341. Accessible at www.xeno-canto.org/47341.
License Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 2.5
Feel free to contact us at: ken.behrens@gmail.com or cfchesse@gmail.com
Naturally Adventurous Podcast
Travel Nature Adventure Birding

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
Naturally Adventurous Podcast
Travel Nature Adventure Birding

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:
https://www.patreon.com/naturallyadventurous?fan_landing=true
Black Rail recording courtesy of Andrew Spencer, XC109204. Accessible at www.xeno-canto.org/109204.
License Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0
Feel free to contact us at: ken.behrens@gmail.com or cfchesse@gmail.com
Naturally Adventurous Podcast
Travel Nature Adventure Birding

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
Naturally Adventurous Podcast
Travel Nature Adventure Birding

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

Sep 17, 2021 • 47min
Season 2 Episode 6: Julian Hough in Colombia
With Ken still AWOL in Africa, Charley chats with Julian Hough about his recent trip to Colombia and the incredible Capuchinbird.
Check out a Google map of all the places mentioned in the podcast.
https://www.google.com/maps/d/u/0/edit?mid=1W9i28sVri6z4BT3ObR1pGRewedcHsH1B&usp=sharing
Episode Photo Gallery:
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Photos courtesy of Manakin Nature Tours
https://www.manakinnaturetours.com/
If you wish to support this podcast, please visit our patreon page at:
https://www.patreon.com/naturallyadventurous?fan_landing=true
Capuchinbird recording courtesy of:
Felipe Arantes, XC600460. Accessible at www.xeno-canto.org/600460.
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

Sep 10, 2021 • 33min
Season 2 Episode 5: Ken's journey to Angola
Ken reappears in Angola and shares his first international travel experience since the start of the pandemic.
Check out a Google map of all the places mentioned in the podcast.
https://www.google.com/maps/d/u/0/edit?mid=10vQlotr_jRrilssqI-fYQUen5xIHhu7l&usp=sharing
Episode Photo Gallery:
https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?vanity=naturallyadventurouspodcast&set=a.274267337857278
If you wish to support this podcast, please visit our patreon page at:
https://www.patreon.com/naturallyadventurous?fan_landing=true
Rufous-tailed Palm-Thrush recording by Ken Behren's
Feel free to contact us at: ken.behrens@gmail.com or cfchesse@gmail.com
Naturally Adventurous Podcast
Travel Nature Adventure Birding

Sep 3, 2021 • 10min
Season 2 Episode 4: Mini-podcast. Charley's hiking adventure in Chiang Mai
With Ken AWOL in Angola, Charley gives a quick solo update on his recent hiking exploits in Chiang Mai, Thailand.
Check out a Google map of all the places mentioned in the podcast.
https://www.google.com/maps/d/u/0/edit?mid=1f-PquBmZI05ebIKzDAkH75j9hrgsU798&usp=sharing
Episode Photo Gallery:
https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?vanity=naturallyadventurouspodcast&set=a.269698138314198
If you wish to support this podcast, please visit our patreon page at:
https://www.patreon.com/naturallyadventurous?fan_landing=true
Peregrine Falcon recording courtesy of:
Lars Edenius, XC606825. Accessible at www.xeno-canto.org/606825.
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

Aug 27, 2021 • 60min
Season 2 Episode 3: Top multi-day hikes to see wildlife (Part 2)
In this episode, Ken & Charley recount more memorable multi-day hikes. Ken takes us to the high Andes of Bolivia in search of Stygian Own and Charley, down the Manu Road to the Peruvian Amazon.
Check out a Google map of all the places mentioned in the podcast.
https://www.google.com/maps/d/u/0/edit?mid=1odNpvBMAVcQzxcbf_wmvz-2XFBLqPCFh&usp=sharing
Episode Photo Gallery:
https://www.ken-behrens.com/podcast-photo-gallery/naturally-adventurous---season-2---episode-3---photo-gallery
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