

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
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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

Feb 12, 2021 • 47min
Episode 26: Ken's Top 10 Lifetime Mammals, numbers 2-4
We approach the grand finale of our top 10 mammals list. Ken talks about unforgettable sightings of two wild dogs and one wild cat. Coming soon: Charley and Ken's #1 top lifetime mammals.
As mentioned on the episode we have launched a Patreon page: https://www.patreon.com/naturallyadventurous?fan_landing=true
Episode Photo Gallery: https://www.ken-behrens.com/copy-of-podcast-episode-25
The natural sound is a recording of a lone wolf made in Wrangell-St. Elias National Park and Preserve by betchkal (CC0 1.0 Universal (CC0 1.0))
Feel free to contact us at: ken.behrens@gmail.com OR cfchesse@gmail.com
Naturally Adventurous Podcast
Travel Nature Adventure Birding

Feb 5, 2021 • 47min
Episode 25: Charley's Top 10 Lifetime Mammals, numbers 3 and 2
Charley continues telling Ken his Top 10 lifetime mammal sightings, today with the other-worldly Aye-Aye from Madagascar and a hair-raising encounter whilst tracking Black Rhinos in Namibia.
Charley also announces his brand-new tutorial on 'How to Get Kids into Birding' which can be found at https://www.schoolofbirding.com/
Ken's recent appearance on the Nature Hypeman podcast can be found here https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/wildlife-observer-network/id1506963646
Also, an interesting article on Yao Ming's efforts to reduce wildlife poaching can be found here https://wildaid.org/the-duke-of-cambridge-david-beckham-and-yao-ming-team-up-for-rhinos-and-elephants/
As always, the episode gallery can be found at https://www.ken-behrens.com/podcast-2
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

Jan 29, 2021 • 49min
Episode 24: Ken's Top 10 Lifetime Mammals, numbers 6 and 5
Charley tells about a weekend trip with his bird-obsessed son to Doi Lang, one of the weirdest birding spots on Earth. Then Ken and Charley return to Ken's top 10 list, with Ken's numbers 5 and 6: Gorilla and Humpback Whale. A diverse pair: one Great Ape, and one huge marine mammal!
Check out Charley's new tutorial about planning a birding trip on www.schoolofbirding.com/
Episode Photo Gallery: https://www.ken-behrens.com/podcast-episode-24
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