Ken Behrens & Charley Hesse

Naturally Adventurous

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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.comPhoto Galleries: https://www.ken-behrens.com/naturally-adventurous-podcast

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Ken Behrens & Charley Hesse

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S3E50: Paraguay with Angus Pritchard 16.07.2023 52:59

Charley interviews Angus Pritchard about his recent trip to Paraguay. Find Angus at: https://www.facebook.com/angus.pritchard.397 Bare-throated Bellbird recording courtesy of Guillermo Menéndez (gmmv80), XC448305. Accessible at www.xeno-canto.org/448305. License Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 If you wish to support this podcast, please visit our Patreon page at: https://...

S3E49: Big year and beyond with Tiffany Kersten 09.07.2023 46:00

Charley interviews record-breaking Big Year birder Tiffany Kersten about how it all went down and what she has been up to since then. Find Tiffany at: https://www.facebook.com/tiffany.kersten https://www.facebook.com/natureninjabirding/ Bat Falcon recording courtesy of Peter Boesman, XC223021. Accessible at www.xeno-canto.org/223021. License Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 4.0...

S3E48: Mammal Watching with Charles Foley & Jon Hall 02.07.2023 46:24

Charley interviews Charles Foley & Jon Hall, co-hosts of the 'Mammal Watching' podcast. Hippo recording courtesy of Charles Foley. 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 Adventur...

S3E47: Ken interviews Alison Világ - Part 2: (Nearly) Marooned on a Superior Island 25.06.2023 38:07

Ken interviews Alison Világ about migration counting, adventures around the United States, and how to become a good writer. Follow Alison at the following links: https://www.facebook.com/alison.vilag https://www.instagram.com/boreal_vagabond/ http://passagemigrant.com/ Long-tailed Duck recording courtesy of our friend Andrew Spencer, XC203476. Accessible at https://xeno-canto.org/203476. License C...

S3E46: Ken interviews Alison Világ - Part 1: "So Cold That It Hurts!" 18.06.2023 46:25

Ken interviews Alison Világ about migration counting at Whitefish Point, and much more. Follow Alison at the following links: https://www.facebook.com/alison.vilag https://www.instagram.com/boreal_vagabond/ http://passagemigrant.com/ Short-eared Owl recording courtesy of Ryan P. O'Donnell, XC174880. Accessible at https://xeno-canto.org/174880. License Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-Sha...

S3E45: The Philippines with Ken & Charley 11.06.2023 46:24

Ken & Charley have a freeform chat about birding in the Philippines. Chocolate Boobook recording courtesy of Ross Gallardy, XC321147. Accessible at www.xeno-canto.org/321147. 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...

S3E44: Charley's Top 5 South Indian bird sightings 04.06.2023 48:48

Ken interviews Charley about his top 5 South India bird sightings from his recent trip with his son Felix. Sri Lanka Bay Owl recording courtesy of Frank Lambert, XC473612. Accessible at www.xeno-canto.org/473612. 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_lan...

S3E43: India with Ken & Charley 28.05.2023 46:35

Ken & Charley have a chat about Southern India. White-cheeked Barbet recording courtesy of Andrew Spencer, XC547498. Accessible at www.xeno-canto.org/547498. 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@g...

S3E42: Cambodia highlights with Ken & Charley 21.05.2023 46:13

Ken & Charley chat about their Cambodia highlights. Giant Ibis recording courtesy of Ken Behrens. 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

S3E41: Cambodia with Ken & Charley (Whatsapp episode) 14.05.2023 35:27

Ken & Charley have a chat about Cambodia over Whatsapp. Lineated Barbet recording courtesy of Agris Celmins, XC641939. Accessible at www.xeno-canto.org/641939. 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...

S3E40: Wildlife conservation in India with Pravin Shanmughanandam. 07.05.2023 24:03

Charley interviews Pravin Shanmughanandam about wildlife conservation in India. Follow Pravin at the following links: https://www.facebook.com/pravin.shanmughanandam https://www.facebook.com/thepapyrusitineraries https://www.thepapyrusitineraries.in/ If you wish to support this podcast, please visit our Patreon page at: https://www.patreon.com/naturallyadventurous?fan_landing=true Feel free to con...

S3E39: Indonesia with Aidan Place. Searching for lost and new species. 30.04.2023 45:17

Charley interviews Aidan Place about his trip to Indonesia in search of lost and new bird species. Black-browed Babbler recording courtesy of Aidan Place. 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 Nat...

S3E38: Congo Peacock adventure with Sam Jones 23.04.2023 52:39

Charley interviews Sam Jones about his time in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. If you wish to support this podcast, please visit our Patreon page at: https://www.patreon.com/naturallyadventurous?fan_landing=true Congo Peacock recording courtesy of Sam Jones Feel free to contact us at: ken.behrens@gmail.com or cfchesse@gmail.com Naturally Adventurous Podcast Travel Nature Adventure Birding

S3E37: Dominican Republic with Nick Bonomo 15.04.2023 51:44

Charley welcomes Nick Bonomo to the show to chat about his DR adventure. 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

S3E36: A day in the life of Charley & Ken 09.04.2023 38:28

Charley & Ken interview each other about their daily lives. These are examples of bonus content sent to supporters on Patreon. 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

S3E35: Travelling Japanese-style with Mikiko Hashiba 02.04.2023 48:53

Charley interviews Mikiko Hashiba, a Japanese nature tour leader, about her 25-year career and how the Japanese travel. If you wish to support this podcast, please visit our Patreon page at: https://www.patreon.com/naturallyadventurous?fan_landing=true Schalow's Turaco recording courtesy of Peter Boesman, XC509150. Accessible at www.xeno-canto.org/509150. License Creative Commons Attribution-NonCo...

S3E34: Pumas in Chile with Charley & Ken 26.03.2023 27:57

Charley tells Ken about his recent adventures in Torres del Paine NP, southern Chile looking for Pumas. If you wish to support this podcast, please visit our Patreon page at: https://www.patreon.com/naturallyadventurous?fan_landing=true Austral Pygmy-Owl recording courtesy of GABRIEL LEITE, XC521632. Accessible at www.xeno-canto.org/521632. License Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareA...

S3E33: Masked Finfoot & Big Year highlights with Phil Chaon 19.03.2023 1:00:01

Charley chats with Phil Chaon about his Masked Finfoot adventure in Bangladesh and other Big Year highlights. If you wish to support this podcast, please visit our Patreon page at: https://www.patreon.com/naturallyadventurous?fan_landing=true Spotted Sandgrouse recording courtesy of Timo Janhonen, XC42516. Accessible at www.xeno-canto.org/42516. License Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-N...

S3E32: Charley's Hokkaido Highlights 12.03.2023 50:42

Charley recently guided two trips in Japan. Most of the top highlights were on the island of Hokkaido. These are distilled into a scintillating "top 5" that he shares with Ken. If you wish to support this podcast, please visit our Patreon page at: https://www.patreon.com/naturallyadventurous?fan_landing=true Red-crowned Crane recording courtesy of Ross Gallardy, XC294799. Accessible at https://xe...

S3E31: Japan Freeform with Charley & Ken 05.03.2023 56:16

Ken recently passed through Japan, and Charley has spent years of his life there. It's a fascinating place, and there is lots to talk about. If you wish to support this podcast, please visit our Patreon page at: https://www.patreon.com/naturallyadventurous?fan_landing=true Meadow Bunting recording courtesy of Anon Torimi, XC603573. Accessible at https://xeno-canto.org/603573. License Creative Co...

S3E30: Cyprus with Stavros Chrystodoulides 26.02.2023 34:54

Charley chats with Stavros Christodoulides about Cyprus.

S3E29: Taste of Sulawesi 19.02.2023 41:10

Ken and Charley chat about Sulawesi, a big Indonesian island that Ken recently visited on his way to West Papua. It has a fascinating mix of Asian and Australasian components, and loads of endemic wildlife.  If you wish to support this podcast, please visit our Patreon page at: https://www.patreon.com/naturallyadventurous?fan_landing=true Green-backed Kingfisher recording courtesy of Frank La...

S3E28: West Papua 12.02.2023 53:14

Charley and Ken chat about Ken's recent trip to West Papua. New Guinea is a wild and rugged place, with some of the world's best birds. It's also fascinating from a cultural perspective. If you want to see the display of Black Sicklebill, which is discussed, check out: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nkWjhCK4is8 There is also loads of other amazing footage of displaying Birds of Paradise on the Co...

S3E27: Ken's Argentina trip top 11 birds (5 to 1) 05.02.2023 36:12

Ken continues with his top 11 birds from his recent Argentina tour. Today we go from 5 to 1. If you wish to support this podcast, please visit our Patreon page at: https://www.patreon.com/naturallyadventurous?fan_landing=true Black-legged Seriema recording courtesy of Peter Boesman, XC272645. Accessible at www.xeno-canto.org/272645. License Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 4.0 F...

S3E26: Ken's Argentina trip top 11 birds (11 to 6) 29.01.2023 40:05

Ken starts to tell Charley his top 11 birds from his recent Argentina tour. Today we go from 11 to 6. If you wish to support this podcast, please visit our Patreon page at: https://www.patreon.com/naturallyadventurous?fan_landing=true Burrowing Parrot recording courtesy of Peter Boesman, XC272697. Accessible at www.xeno-canto.org/272697. License Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs...