
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
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Latest episodes

Dec 3, 2023 • 46min
S4E18: Snorkelling in Thailand with Ronell Mostert
Charley & his wife Ronell, talk about their recent snorkelling trip to Koh Lipe in Thailand.
Find Ronell on Facebook at: https://www.facebook.com/ronell.mostert
Japanese Sparrowhawk recording courtesy of yann muzika, XC127892. Accessible at www.xeno-canto.org/127892. 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: ken.behrens@gmail.com or cfchesse@gmail.com
Naturally Adventurous Podcast

Nov 26, 2023 • 60min
S4E17: Guatemala with Daniel Aldana
Ken interviews Daniel Aldana all about Guatemala. A brief cameo appearance by Noam Shany.
Find Daniel on Facebook at: https://www.facebook.com/danielaldanaa
Horned Guan recording courtesy of Josué de León, XC165111. Accessible at www.xeno-canto.org/165111.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: ken.behrens@gmail.com or cfchesse@gmail.com
Naturally Adventurous Podcast

Nov 19, 2023 • 47min
S4E16: Charley on the CNX podcast
Charley is interviewed by Ash Pemberton from the CNX podcast about birding and guiding.
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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

Nov 12, 2023 • 48min
S4E14: Taiwan chat with Ken & Charley.
Ken & Charley chat about Taiwan where Ken did a recent tour.
Taiwan Bush-Warbler recording courtesy of Kuan-Chieh (Chuck) Hung, Taiwanbirdguide.com, XC412463. Accessible at www.xeno-canto.org/412463. 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
Naturally Adventurous Podcast

Nov 12, 2023 • 55min
S4E15: Herping in Madagascar with Zac Babbit
Charley chats with his new colleague Zac Babbit about herping in Madagascar.
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Red-fronted Coua recording courtesy of Peter Boesman, XC762700. Accessible at www.xeno-canto.org/762700. License Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 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
Naturally Adventurous Podcast

Oct 28, 2023 • 36min
S4E13: Shark adventures with Ronell Mostert
Charley interviews his wife Ronell Mostert about her shark adventures.
Cape Gannet recording courtesy of Peter Boesman, XC392575. Accessible at www.xeno-canto.org/392575. License Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 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
Naturally Adventurous Podcast

Oct 22, 2023 • 42min
S4E12: Kazakhstan & Uzbekistan with Keith Barnes
Charley interviews Keith Barnes about Kazakhstan & Uzbekistan.
Pander's Ground-Jay recording courtesy of Ukolov Ilya, XC465943. Accessible at www.xeno-canto.org/465943. 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
Naturally Adventurous Podcast

Oct 21, 2023 • 44min
S4E09: Evolution of birding with Gunnar Engblom
Charley chats with Gunnar Engblom about how birding has changed over the years.
Pale-winged Trumpeter recording courtesy of F. Schmitt, XC33914. Accessible at www.xeno-canto.org/33914. License Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 2.5
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

Oct 15, 2023 • 46min
S4E11: Air travel (part 1) with Charley & Ken
Ken & Charley share their thoughts on air travel.
Rock Martin recording courtesy of Peter Boesman, XC781543. Accessible at www.xeno-canto.org/781543. License Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 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
Naturally Adventurous Podcast

Oct 8, 2023 • 26min
S4E10: Darting Brown Bears in Pakistan with Richard Burroughs
Charley chats with wildlife vet Richard Burroughs about his recent trip to Pakistan in search of Brown Bears.
Bear recording courtesy of Dan Bergum
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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