

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
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Mar 10, 2024 • 1h 9min
S4E32: Zac Babbit Returns - Florida (Herp) Man Speaks!
Ken chats with returning guest Zac Babbit about his adventures in biodiversity in the sprawling state of Florida.
Check out Zac's Instagram feed: https://www.instagram.com/zac.babbitphotography/
White-crowned Pigeon recording courtesy of Andrew Spencer, XC101349. Accessible at https://xeno-canto.org/101349. 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: cfchesse@gmail.com or ken.behrens@gmail.com
Naturally Adventurous Podcast

Mar 3, 2024 • 33min
S4E31: California with Ken & Charley
Ken tells Charley about his brief visit to California.
Mountain Quail recording courtesy of Paul Marvin, XC715988. Accessible at www.xeno-canto.org/715988. 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: cfchesse@gmail.com or ken.behrens@gmail.com
Naturally Adventurous Podcast

Feb 25, 2024 • 47min
S4E30: Birding vs bird photography with Ben Knoot
Are birders and bird photographers really at war?
Blakiston's Fish-Owl recording courtesy of Sergey Surmach, XC692538. Accessible at www.xeno-canto.org/692538. 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: cfchesse@gmail.com or ken.behrens@gmail.com
Naturally Adventurous Podcast

Feb 18, 2024 • 35min
S4E29: Mauritius with Charley & Ken
Charley & Ken chat about their experiences in Mauritius.
Mascarene Paradise-Flycatcher recording courtesy of Cedric Mroczko, XC471436. Accessible at www.xeno-canto.org/471436. 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: cfchesse@gmail.com or ken.behrens@gmail.com
Naturally Adventurous Podcast

Feb 11, 2024 • 49min
S4E28: Thermal Imaging Devices as a Natural History Game-Changer
What are thermal imagine devices? How do you use them to search for animals? And how do you go about choosing one to buy?
Charley's device: HikMicro Lynx Pro LE10 Thermal Imaging Monocular
Ken's device: AGM TAIPAN TM10-256 Thermal Imaging Monocular
Note that these are identical devices with different branding.
Slaty-breasted Tinamou recording courtesy of Peter Boesman, https://xeno-canto.org/221805. 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: cfchesse@gmail.com or ken.behrens@gmail.com
Naturally Adventurous Podcast

Feb 4, 2024 • 59min
S4E27: One of the most dangerous countries in the W Hemisphere?!
Ken and Charley talk about the Caribbean island nation of Jamaica. Endemic bird and Rastafarian capital of the Caribbean!
Rufous-throated Solitaire recording courtesy of Simon Elliott, https://xeno-canto.org/589885. 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: cfchesse@gmail.com or ken.behrens@gmail.com
Naturally Adventurous Podcast

Jan 28, 2024 • 1h 11min
S4E26: Dorian's Bicycle Big Year (Part 2)
Ken continues his interview with Dorian Anderson about his bicycle big year and his book 'Birding Under the Influence'.
To follow Dorian, check out his website: https://www.doriananderson.com/ and Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/dorian.anderson.photography/
White-tailed Ptarmigan recording courtesy of
Andrew Spencer, https://xeno-canto.org/141892. 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

Jan 21, 2024 • 1h 12min
S4E25: Dorian's Bicycle Big Year (Part 1)
Ken interviews Dorian Anderson about his bicycle big year and his book 'Birding Under the Influence'.
To follow Dorian, check out his website: https://www.doriananderson.com/ and Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/dorian.anderson.photography/
Snowy Owl recording courtesy of
Tero Linjama, https://xeno-canto.org/343144. 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

Jan 14, 2024 • 55min
S4E24: Charley's Thailand Top 5
Charley gives his top 5 birds from his recent Thailand tour.
Mangrove Pitta recording courtesy of Ding Li Yong, XC616325. Accessible at www.xeno-canto.org/616325. 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

Jan 7, 2024 • 49min
S4E23: Ken's Costa Rica Top 10 (part 2)
Ken continues his top 10 birds from his recent Costa Rica tour.
Sunbittern recording courtesy of Tayler Brooks, https://xeno-canto.org/108689. 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