
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 23, 2021 • 43min
Episode 36: Charley & Ken talk about small islands
As Charley finds himself on the idyllic Koh Surin, Ken and Charley discuss small islands and the wildlife they hold.
Check out our brand new feature, a Google map of all the places mentioned in the podcast.
https://www.google.com/maps/d/edit?mid=15_YuNrfXGXvaY4uUNx8E3M8CbEfI4oxw&usp=sharing
Episode Photo Gallery:
https://www.ken-behrens.com/podcast-photo-gallery/naturally-adventurous---episode-36---photo-gallery
Thanks to Binanda Hatiboruah for the Swamp Prinia recording, our natural sound at the end of the podcast.
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

Apr 16, 2021 • 52min
Episode 35: Charley interviews Ken , "Ask Me Anything" episode!
Charley asks Ken a bunch of questions, so that he and the listeners can get to know him better.
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
Barred Antshrike recording by Richard E. Webster
Accessible at https://www.xeno-canto.org/620297
License: Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0

Apr 9, 2021 • 1h 4min
Episode 34: Ken interviews Charley, "Ask Me Anything" episode!
Ken asks Charley a bunch of questions, so that he and the listeners can get to know him better. Would dedicated vegetarian Charley eat meat under any circumstances? Listen to find out!
Episode Photo Gallery: https://www.ken-behrens.com/copy-of-podcast-episode-33
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
Herring Gull recording by Antero Lindholm, XC620297.
Accessible at https://www.xeno-canto.org/620297
License: Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0

Apr 2, 2021 • 43min
Episode 33: Charley & Ken welcome Julian Hough back to the show.
Julian Hough returns for the final episode in a three-part series in which he shares the "Five Craziest Things He Has Done in Pursuit of Birds".
This time he takes us to Turkey for a couple of epic tales, including a heroic rescue, a Kurdish uprising and a helicopter gunship!
Don't forget to check out this week's photo gallery at: https://www.ken-behrens.com/podcast-episode-33
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
Red-wattled Lapwing recording
Citation
Andrew Spencer, XC547542. Accessible at www.xeno-canto.org/547542.
License
Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 4.0

Mar 26, 2021 • 43min
Episode 32: Charley & Ken welcome Julian Hough back to the show.
Julian Hough returns for Part 2 in a three-part series in which he shares the "Five Craziest Things He Has Done in Pursuit of Birds".
This time he takes us on disastrous trips to Ramsey Canyon in Arizona, and in search of (the now extinct) Slender-billed Curlew in Morocco
Don't forget to check out this week's photo gallery at: https://www.ken-behrens.com/podcast-episode-32
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
Slender-billed Curlew Recording courtesy of Adam Gretton
https://www.xeno-canto.org/398794
Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International (CC BY-NC-SA 4.0)

Mar 19, 2021 • 44min
Episode 31: Charley & Ken welcome Julian Hough to the show.
On this week's episode, our special guest is Julian Hough. British by birth, he has spent half his life living in the US and is a well-known birder there. Julian is a veteran world birder with many tales to tell. Today he embarks on the first in a three-part series in which he shares the "Five Craziest Things He Has Done in Pursuit of Birds".
Don't forget to check out this week's photo gallery at: https://www.ken-behrens.com/episode-31
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
Tiger recording by videog https://freesound.org/people/videog/sounds/149190/ Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported (CC BY 3.0)
Bird sounds by Jean Roché, XC507737. Accessible at www.xeno-canto.org/507737 Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0

Mar 12, 2021 • 46min
Episode 30: Adventure Close to Home
Find out why Ken's Google Maps is now in Turkish, and about Charley's struggles to keep finding new birds for his rabid birder son.
This week's photo gallery: https://www.ken-behrens.com/podcast-episode-30
Finally, 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

Mar 7, 2021 • 46min
Episode 29: Charley & Ken welcome Adam Cruickshank to the show.
On this week's episode, our special guest is host of The Birding Life Podcast, Adam Cruickshank. The 3 of us share a nostalgic look at each of our favourite 3 South African birds.
Don't forget to check out this week's MEGA photo gallery at: https://www.ken-behrens.com/podcast-episode-28-1
Find information about Adam's podcast at https://www.thebirdinglife.com
Finally, 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

Feb 26, 2021 • 52min
Episode 28: Ken and Charley's #1 Lifetime Mammal Sightings
Ken and Charley reach a long series of episodes about their top 10 lifetime mammal sightings. Want clues about what they are? How about Peter Matthiessen and earth-pig?!
If you like the show, please consider sponsoring us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/naturallyadventurous?fan_landing=true
Episode Photo Gallery: https://www.ken-behrens.com/podcast-episode-28
Nature Travel Wildlife Adventure

Feb 20, 2021 • 45min
Episode 27: Ken & Charley welcome Nate Swick to the show
On this week's episode, our special guest is host of the popular America Birding Podcast, Nate Swick. He entertains us with stories from his Top 5 wildlife encounters from such far-flung places as Uganda, Honduras and the state he calls home, North Carolina.
Check out out photo gallery at:
https://www.ken-behrens.com/podcast-episode-27
Our natural sound was courtesy of the Wolf Conservation Center. Please check out their website at:
https://nywolf.org/
Finally, if you wish to support this podcast, please check out 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