Naturally Adventurous

Ken and Charley chat about Argentina, a country that Ken visited recently, and where Charley has travelled extensively. It's quirky, beautiful, perplexing, distinctive, and biodiverse!   If you wish to support this podcast, please visit our Patreon page at: https://www.patreon.com/naturallyadventurous?fan_landing=true  Rufous-bellied Thrush recording courtesy of María Emilia Pérez, XC615568. Acces...

Ken asks Charley about his recent trip to the Falkland Islands. If you wish to support this podcast, please visit our Patreon page at: https://www.patreon.com/naturallyadventurous?fan_landing=true King Penguin recording courtesy of Frank Lambert, XC67618. Accessible at www.xeno-canto.org/67618. License Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 4.0  Feel free to contact us at: cfchesse@gm...

Charley flies solo describing his eventful first day in Chile. Dusky-tailed Canastero recording courtesy of Guillermo Egli, XC53864. Accessible at www.xeno-canto.org/53864. 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: cf...

Charley chats again with Ben Lucking about his adventures in the Central Peruvian Andes. Check out Ben on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/benjaminlucking/ If you wish to support this podcast, please visit our Patreon page at: https://www.patreon.com/naturallyadventurous?fan_landing=true Golden-backed Mountain-Tanager recording by Charley Hesse. Feel free to contact us at: cfchesse@gmail.com o...

Charley chats with Ben Lucking about his adventures in the Central Peruvian Andes. Check out Ben on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/benjaminlucking/ If you wish to support this podcast, please visit our Patreon page at: https://www.patreon.com/naturallyadventurous?fan_landing=true 'Mantaro' thornbird recording courtesy of  Andrew Spencer, XC87999. Accessible at www.xeno-canto.org/87999....

Charley chats with Christine Elder about some of her nature sketching adventures. Check out Christine's Website at:  https://christineelder.com/ If you wish to support this podcast, please visit our Patreon page at:  https://www.patreon.com/naturallyadventurous?fan_landing=true Waved Albatross recording courtesy of Scott Olmstead, XC24276. Accessible at www.xeno-canto.org/24276. License...

Charley chats with Christine Elder about nature sketching and journalling. Check out Christine's Website at: https://christineelder.com/ or on Facebook at. https://www.facebook.com/ChristineLElder. If you wish to support this podcast, please visit our Patreon page at: https://www.patreon.com/naturallyadventurous?fan_landing=true  Plate-billed Mountain-Toucan recording courtesy of Mitch Lysinger, X...

Charley and Ken chat about field recording of natural sounds, birds in particular. It's an even more esoteric discipline than more typical birding! But it can be highly rewarding. This discussion is a good portal into a variety of related topics.  If you wish to support this podcast, please visit our Patreon page at: https://www.patreon.com/naturallyadventurous?fan_landing=true Feel free to c...

Charley & Jerry Connolly cover highlights from their recent Australia trip. The Audubon Shop Birder Supplies, Birdwatching Supplies, Madison, CT If you wish to support this podcast, please visit our Patreon page at: https://www.patreon.com/naturallyadventurous?fan_landing=true Marc Anderson, XC524669. Accessible at www.xeno-canto.org/524669. License  Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommer...

Charley chats with Jerry Connolly from The Audubon Shop in Conneticut, all about Australia.  Check out The Audubon Shop's website at: The Audubon Shop Birder Supplies, Birdwatching Supplies, Madison, CT  and the amazing Birder tripod at: Tripods · The Audubon Shop Birder Supplies, Birdwatching Supplies, Madison, CT Don't forget to ask about the Naturally Adventurous discount! If you wish to suppor...

Ken chats with Forest Jarvis, an American who has made his home in the Philippines. For this week's episode, Forest tells five great stories about his adventures in pursuit of birds all over the Philippines. Want to hear about his using a thermal night vision scope to keep tabs on a half-naked drunk guy who was following him as he pursued a rare and spooky-sounding endemic owl? Give this episode a...

Ken chats with Forest Jarvis, an American who has made his home in the Philippines. This week's episode is something of an introduction to this country that we haven't previously discussed much on the podcast. We wrap up the episode with the first of six tales of Philippine birding adventures, a taste of what's to come next week, in the second part of this interview.  You can follow Forest's adven...

Ken chats with good friend of the podcast Julian Hough, in a followup episode to the Charley-and-Ken driving episode of a few weeks ago. Listening to that episode prompted a bunch of memories in Julian, some good, and some downright terrifying. Some of these stories sounded so good that we had to have him back on the podcast to tell them. Hear about how Julian almost met his end in a driving Molot...

Charley & Ken chat all about Italy while on a drive together in South Africa. Apologies for the poor sound quality of this episode. If you wish to support this podcast, please visit our patreon page at: https://www.patreon.com/naturallyadventurous?fan_landing=true Italian Sparrow recording courtesy of Filippo Ceccolini, XC732400. Accessible at www.xeno-canto.org/732400. License  Creative...

This week Charley & Ken chat about the Middle Eastern Sultanate of Oman. Vast deserts, rugged mountains, and gorgeous coastline, all at the biogeographic and anthropological junction point between Africa and Asia.  Crowned Sandgrouse recording courtesy of Fernand Deroussen, XC165545. Accessible at https://xeno-canto.org/165545. License Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 3...

This week Charley & Ken chat about language learning. Superb Lyrebird recording courtesy of Greg McLachlan, XC355066. Accessible at www.xeno-canto.org/355066. 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@gma...

This week Charley & Ken chat about language in South Africa. Bokmakierie recording courtesy of Frank Lambert, XC516032. Accessible at www.xeno-canto.org/516032. 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@g...

Charley and Ken had this chat in person just after their recent South Africa trip wrapped up. They each relate their top three sightings or experiences from the trip. Want to hear about Charley's top African nemesis mammal being vanquished? About a crazy irruption of a rare blossom-munching semi-desert bird? Or hear a Lion give a literally earth-shaking roar? Listen on! If you wish to support this...

This is the second part of Ken and Charley's chat with their good friend Jerry Connolly. Jerry has had "two lives", one as a pro musician, and one as a bird store proprietor. This week's episode focuses mostly on the music side of Jerry's life. Want to hear about the time Jerry hung out with Keith Richards? Check out the episode! To order *The Birder* Tripod, with the discount code mentioned durin...

This week Charley & Ken chat with their good friend Jerry Connolly. Jerry is a one-of-a-kind character, with a unique life story. He completely transformed his life, from being a professional musician with a well-known band, to running the Audubon Shop, which is now an institution of the New England birding scene. This week, Jerry tells about the unusual trajectory of his life. We also chat a...

This week Charley & Ken chat about the Safari industry. Sulphur-breasted Bushshrike recording courtesy of Frank Lambert, XC518607. Accessible at www.xeno-canto.org/518607. 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:...

This week Charley & Ken chat about the family life of an international bird guide Black-faced Waxbill recording courtesy of Niall Perrins, XC314017. Accessible at www.xeno-canto.org/314017. 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 fr...

This week Charley & Ken chat about disasters they have experienced on tours. Cape Clapper Lark recording  courtesy of Frank Lambert, XC521343. Accessible at www.xeno-canto.org/521343. 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...

In the second episode of Season 3, Ken & Charley chat about migration, specifically North American bird migration. It's a whole different kind of birding than looking for resident birds in a rainforest, and adds potential excitement to almost any habitat for at least a few weeks each year.  If you wish to support this podcast, please visit our Patreon page at: https://www.patreon.com/natu...

In the first episode of Season 3, Ken & Charley share a few driving stories. Hadada Ibis recording courtesy of Lynette Rudman, XC539146. Accessible at www.xeno-canto.org/539146. 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 contac...