Naturally Adventurous

Sam Jones tells us about his discovery of the near-mythical Shelley's Eagle-Owl in the little-known African country of Equatorial Guinea. Shelley's Eagle-Owl recording courtesy of Sam Jones 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.c...

Ken & Charley chat about Kazakhstan (and a little bit about Kyrgyzstan). Himalayan Snowcock recording courtesy of Arend Wassink, XC179921. Accessible at www.xeno-canto.org/179921. 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 cont...

Ken interviews Charley about his recent trip to Uzbekistan. Turkestan 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.be...

Melissa & Ross Gallardy recount some natural adventures around Yellowstone NP, Taiwan, Australia & Argentina with baby Roger. Eastern Bristlebird recording courtesy of Marc Anderson, XC382679. Accessible at www.xeno-canto.org/382679. 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...

Ken tells Charley two stories about adventures in Argentina a couple years ago. Bolivian Earthcreeper recording courtesy of Frank Lambert, XC296391. Accessible at https://xeno-canto.org/296391 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 Na...

Charley interviews James Eaton about his recent journey in search of the Malayan Crested Argus. Find James on FB at: https://www.facebook.com/james.birdtourasia Vietnamese Crested Argus recording courtesy of Frank Lambert, XC69377. Accessible at www.xeno-canto.org/69377.License Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 4.0 If you wish to support this podcast, please visit our Patreon pag...

Charley quizes Ken about his recent tour in southern Spain. Calandra Lark recording courtesy of João Tomás, XC877292. Accessible at www.xeno-canto.org/877292. 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 https://xeno-canto.org/877292 Feel free to...

Charley interviews local guide extraordinaire, Lance Tanino, about birding and conservation on the Hawaiian Islands. Find Lance on FB at: https://www.facebook.com/lance.tanino and find out more about his guiding services at: HawaiiBirdingGuide.com Other links: https://friendsofhakalauforest.org/ https://kauaiforestbirds.org/ https://www.mauiforestbirds.org/ Iiwi recording courtesy of Daniel Lane,...

The tables are turned! Luke Thompson interviews Ken about guiding, travel, and life, for a parallel episode of his podcast Back to Birding. To check out Back to Birding: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/back-to-birding/id1719348540 Red-throated Pipit recording courtesy of Terje Kolaas, XC424099. Accessible at https://xeno-canto.org/424099. License Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-No...

Ecuador has been in the news for the wrong reasons, but Andres explains why this shouldn't stop you from going. Black Solitaire recording courtesy of Paul Coopmans, XC264773. Accessible at www.xeno-canto.org/264773. 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/naturallyadventurou...

Andres shares some highlights (and lowlights) of his recent trip to Belize with Charley. Ocellated Turkey Recording courtesy of Paul Driver, XC522868. Accessible at www.xeno-canto.org/522868. 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...

Julian teases Ken & Charley with some further MEGA sightings from his recent trip to Senegal, including the amazing Golden Nightjar. Check out Julian's Substack page: https://birdingontheedge.substack.com/ Golden Nightjar recording courtesy of Andrew Spencer, XC448862. Accessible at www.xeno-canto.org/448862. License Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 4.0 If you wish to support th...

Julian teases Ken & Charley with some pretty MEGA sightings from his recent trip to Senegal. Check out Julian's Substack page: https://birdingontheedge.substack.com/ Quail-Plover recording courtesy of Javier Train, XC881227. Accessible at www.xeno-canto.org/881227. License Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 Check at the video on the following Ebird checklist: https://ebird.o...

Ken shares the top 5 sightings from his recent Baja trip, as voted by all the tour participants. 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

Ken tells Charley about his recent trip to the Yucatan Peninsular. Mayan Antthrush recording courtesy of Peter Boesman, XC880113. Accessible at www.xeno-canto.org/880113. 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....

Charley tells Ken about the top 5 birds from his recent visits to the Ryukyu Islands of Japan. Okinawa Rail recording courtesy of Andrew Spencer, XC165614. Accessible at https://xeno-canto.org/165614. 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...

Charley asks Ken about his recent stint in the Puerto Vallarta area of West Mexico. Buff-collared Nightjar recording courtesy of Manuel Grosselet, XC331196. Accessible at https://xeno-canto.org/331196. 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...

Charley tells himself about his Top 5 (plus 1) mammals from his recent tours to Japan. Ryukyu Scops-Owl recording courtesy of Rolf A. de By, XC470245. Accessible at www.xeno-canto.org/470245. 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...

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...

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.co...

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@...

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...

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/22180...

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...

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...