Naturally Adventurous

In the last episode of season 1, Charley & Ken welcome Tiffany Kersten to the show. Tiffany is attempting become the youngest female birder to see 700 species of birds in one calendar year in the lower 48 states, while gifting personal safety alarm devices to women birders she meets during her travels.  Read more about it at: https://tiffanykersten.blogspot.com/ Support her trip:  &n...

Charley & Ken chat about Charley's son's recent correspondence with the world's most famous wildlife documentarian, and about Ken's adventure in the dry forest of northern Madagascar. The second half of the episode is Ken interviewing Aubin Andriajaona, who manages a conservation and lemur research program. He's on the front lines of conservation, and tells about literally chasing down illegal...

Charley & Ken welcome Tarik Bodasing back to the show for the final episode in this 3-part series. This week we hear some stories about his work with African Wild Dogs. Check out a Google map of all the places mentioned in the podcast. https://www.google.com/maps/d/u/0/edit?mid=1oIiMxYKDLZfp4JU7-c1cln_MpZxiV0RL&usp=sharing Episode Photo Gallery: https://www.ken-behrens.com/podcast-photo-ga...

The guys finish a mini-series about the world's best destinations for both wildlife AND food. In this episode, they cover numbers 1-2 on Ken's list and #1 for Charley. Want to hear about the pot of beans that morphed into a strange and terrifying new lifeform? Check out this episode! Check out a Google map of all the places mentioned in the podcast. https://www.google.com/maps/d/u/0/edit?mid=1_Kv1...

Charley & Ken welcome Tarik Bodasing back to the show. Tarik is an experienced ecologist and conservationist from South Africa, and in this episode we hear some stories about elephants from his years working with them.  Check out a Google map of all the places mentioned in the podcast. https://www.google.com/maps/d/u/0/edit?mid=1NJ8s06nEGuLp91nkmWaALuv_QcSqQdQI&usp=sharing Episode Pho...

The guys continue a mini-series about the world's best destinations for both wildlife AND food. In this episode, they cover numbers 3-2 on Charley's list and 3 on Ken's list, among their respective top 6 lists. Tales of ham racks on Extremaduran bars and elaborate vegetarian dishes in Taipei will have your mouth watering!  Check out a Google map of all the places mentioned in the podcast. htt...

Charley & Ken welcome their special guest, Tarik Bodasing. Tarik is an experienced ecologist and conservationist from South Africa, and in this episode we here some stories from his career including pangolins, vultures and sea turtles. Check out a Google map of all the places mentioned in the podcast. https://www.google.com/maps/d/u/0/edit?mid=1YgCN4mJ2b69Kcf5DaPJc9hEc31mjQkvu&usp=sharing...

The guys start a new mini-series about the world's best destinations for both wildlife AND food. In this episode, they cover numbers 4-6 in their respective top 6 lists. Want to hear about the time in Indonesia when Charley almost blew his top because Ken hid his bowl of tofu and tempe? Check out this episode! Check out a Google map of all the places mentioned in the podcast. https://www.google.co...

Charley & Ken welcome their special guest, Andrés Vásquez back to the show. He tells 3 of his most memorable bird encounters in Ecuador. Charley & Ken also chip in a couple of Ecuador stories of their own. Check out a Google map of all the places mentioned in the podcast. https://www.google.com/maps/d/u/0/edit?mid=164h0dfb5qdn_B7e0NAIlV1iJNQ0r7x9s&usp=sharing Episode Photo Gallery: htt...

Charley & Ken welcome their special guest, Andrés Vásquez. Andrés is a senior guide at Tropical Birding and a long time friend of Charley & Ken's. He has guided several tours since Covid and shares some of his experiences. Tropical Birding follows ATTA (Adventure Travel Trade Association) health and safety guidelines developed in collaboration with the Cleveland Clinic. These are in line w...

Charley & Ken welcome their special guest, Tony Croasdale. Tony is lead-singer for the hardcore punk band R.A.M.B.O. and a hardcore birder. In this episode we explore the surprising parallels between birding & Punk! Check out a Google map of all the places mentioned in the podcast. https://www.google.com/maps/d/u/0/edit?mid=1O23H3Y6o3o2GGSCa44Z7Yf4YTTUemHgI&usp=sharing Episode Photo Ga...

Ken and Charley each talk about three of the most remarkable wildlife spectacles that they have witnessed. These range from migrants streaming overhead in Central America to dogfighting sea-eagles in northern Japan.  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=1RYm55YAwJfpmglE84wGZQiN-MJf90yoU&usp=sharing...

In this episode, Charley & Ken discuss forests. Charley visits several forests in southern Thailand and shares some of his highlights, including the rare 'Demon's eye bird'!  Ken introduces the reforestation project on the land he bought in Madagascar which leads on to Malagasy beaurocracy and marraige culture! A Google map of all the places mentioned in the podcast. https://www.google.co...

Charley is still in southern Thailand, so he talks about his recent travels, plus Ken and Charley each present their "top 3" birds from this region, which is part of Sundaland, one of the world's great tracts of tropical forest.  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=1ED0Zei58jkAKa5G901IQzugYRlKKbkMd&am...

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---e...

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 R...

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=tru...

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 suppo...

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 sup...

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 galle...

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....

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...

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

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...

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 n...