Naturally Adventurous

Charley chats with fellow Tropical Birding guide Lisle Gwynne about his exploits in Oceania. If you wish to support this podcast, please visit our patreon page at: https://www.patreon.com/naturallyadventurous?fan_landing=true Tongan Megapode recording courtesy of Huw Lloyd, XC63005. Accessible at www.xeno-canto.org/63005. License  Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 2.5 Feel f...

Charley chats with herpetologist Kevin Hutcheson about his adventures in pursuit of snakes & salamanders. Check out Kevin's instagram                https://www.instagram.com/culvert_kev/ If you wish to support this podcast, please visit our patreon page at: https://www.patreon.com/naturallyadventurous?fan_landing=true Allig...

This week Charley & Ken chat about safety and security while travelling. If you wish to support this podcast, please visit our patreon page at: https://www.patreon.com/naturallyadventurous?fan_landing=true Rufous-collared Sparrow recording courtsey of Javier, XC695592. Accessible at www.xeno-canto.org/695592. License Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 Feel free to contac...

Charley & Ken talk about their top 5 birds in Namibia and the amazing places they are found in. If you wish to support this podcast, please visit our patreon page at: https://www.patreon.com/naturallyadventurous?fan_landing=true Suothern Carmine Bee-eater recording courtesy of Derek Solomon, XC41604. Accessible at www.xeno-canto.org/41604. License  Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommerci...

Ken chats with good friend of the podcast Julian Hough, about birding culture. This week, Julian tells about the British "twitching" (rare bird chasing) scene when he was a young man. Need to see a bird that's 100s of miles away, but you have no car, no money, and you're on crutches? No problem!   Check out Julian's Substack page: https://birdingontheedge.substack.com/ If you wish to support this...

Ken chats with good friend of the podcast Julian Hough, about birding culture. We explore modern birding compared with birding 20-30 years ago, as well as American versus British birding. Julian has some crazy stories about what people will do to climb their way up the birding hierarchy!  Check out Julian's Substack page: https://birdingontheedge.substack.com/ If you wish to support this podcast,...

A chat with naturalist Dayne Braine about some of our Namibia tour highlights and some great Snake stories.  If you wish to support Dayne's book on geckos, contact him directly at:  https://web.facebook.com/dayne.braine 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.behre...

A brief chat about snakes, scorpions and other dangerous animals with naturalist Dayne Braine who is currently co-leading a Namibia tour with Charley. 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...

Ken spent a rugged and adventurous month on the road in southeast Africa. Here he tells the stories of his top five adventures from that time. These include noisy nights shared with hippos and elephants, and being stuck in immigration purgatory between two countries! If you wish to support this podcast, please visit our patreon page at: https://www.patreon.com/naturallyadventurous?fan_landing=true...

Charley introduces another compilation of Ken's messages from his recent trip overland through Mozambique & eSwatini If you wish to support this podcast, please visit our patreon page at: https://www.patreon.com/naturallyadventurous?fan_landing=true Blue Korhaan recording courtesy of Alan Collett, XC310997. Accessible at www.xeno-canto.org/310997. License Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommer...

Charley introduces a compilation of Ken's messages from his recent trip overland through Mozambique & Malawi.  Check out a Google map of sites mentioned: https://www.google.com/maps/d/u/0/edit?mid=12mxvO9mTy-uksjhOO7FxmQvZMQhzIhOW&usp=sharing Check out some photos related to the episode: https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?vanity=naturallyadventurouspodcast&set=a.317541726863172 I...

Ken interviews a local guide from Marrick Safaris called Jonnyboy September about night drives.  Check out a Google map of sites mentioned:  https://www.google.com/maps/d/u/0/edit?mid=1xLCKjIdncuUCbKCkogsVKSQoMIhC1Ozs&usp=sharing Check out some photos related to the episode:  https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?vanity=naturallyadventurouspodcast&set=a.313600777257267 If you...

Charley interviews Melissa & Ross Gallardy about their recently completed 9-month overland trip around 15 African countries.  Check out this map of their originally planned route:  https://i1.wp.com/budgetbirders.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/Africa-Overview-2.png?w=862&ssl=1 Check out their website with posts and photos from their trip: https://budgetbirders.com/category/overla...

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: https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?vanity=naturallyadventurouspodcast&set=a.304825508134794 If you wish to support this podcast, please visit our p...

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: https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?vanity=naturallyadventurouspodcast&set=a.300284801922198 Check out The Birding Coop at &nbsp...

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 su...

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 p...

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 podca...

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...

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: https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?vanity=naturallyadventurouspodcast&set=a.278292...

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 wis...

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...

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-beh...

In this episode, Ken & Charley recount a memorable multi-day hike. Ken takes us in search of the Helmet Vanga in Madagascar and Charley, the Marvellous Spatuletail & Long-whiskered Owlet in Northern Peru. Check out a Google map of all the places mentioned in the podcast. https://www.google.com/maps/d/u/0/edit?mid=15Qju-UJFYyjeyCm15q2RLXw1oF08bqi1&usp=sharing Episode Photo Gallery: http...

Welcome to season 2!! We are excited to introduce our new theme music which contains many natural sounds which the boys have recorded over the years from around the world. Ken & Charley take you through the natural sounds one by one. Check out a Google map of all the places mentioned in the podcast. https://www.google.com/maps/d/u/0/edit?mid=1C_sLqtFToilmTldb8-vpfC--T0O3lXVh&usp=sharing Ep...