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Naturally Adventurous

by Ken Behrens & Charley Hesse

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

Latest episodes

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S7E09: Ken's Sumatra TOP 5

Ken shares his top 5 wildlife sightings from his recent time in Sumatra. Field Guide Survey (mentioned at the beginning of the episode): https://docs.google.com/forms/d

Sep 27
1 h 05 min

S7E08: Yorkshire bird walk with Charley

Charley takes us around his childhood local patch in Yorkshire at dusk to look for owls. . If you wish to support this podcast, please visit our Patreon page: https://p

Sep 20
23 min

S7E07: Ten Things about Amsterdam w/ Ken and Charley

Ken shares 10 interesting things about Amsterdam with Charley. Please check out the website of our sponsor Tropical Birding: https://www.tropicalbirding.com/ If you wi

Sep 13
46 min

S7E06: Green Hills of Pennsylvania - Virtual Walk with Ken

It's the second "virtual" walk of series 7. Ken takes us around Forbes State Forest in southwestern Pennsylvania, near where he currently lives. If you wish to support

Sep 6
51 min

S7E05: Treacherous (?) Mexican Borderlands with Liam Wolff

Ken chats with Liam Wolff about Liam's recent trip across the border into northeastern Mexico, and about Mexico in general. If you wish to support this podcast, plea

Aug 30
57 min

S7E04: Berlin bird walk with Charley

It's the first bird walk of series 7. Charley takes us around a castle garden in Berlin. . If you wish to support this podcast, please visit our Patreon page: https://p

Aug 23
29 min

S7E03: Charley's Top 5 Mongolian mammals

It's the first Top 5 of series 7. Charley Top 5 mammals from his recent Mongolia trip. Check out the substack post. https://naturallyadventurouspodcast.substack.com/p/t

Aug 16
55 min

S7E02: Eco-friendly farming in Germany, with Carl Hesse

Charley visits his relative Carl Hesse in Germany and learns about his ingenious form of eco-friendly farming. If you wish to support this podcast, please visit our P

Aug 9
37 min

S7E1: Ken's few days (or was it a month?!) in West Java

Ken and Charley chat about Ken's recent time in west Java, the heartland of massive Indonesia, and home to around 150 million people. It was a short but adventurous few d

Aug 1
1 h 18 min

S6E50: Papuan bird families, BOPs, and Charley's 8000sp milestone

Charley tells Ken about his recent trip to PNG Also check out Charley's Video Trip Report: https://youtu.be/jzK0ct0AIJg?si=CUpCYgOzcVw_il7J If you wish to support this

Jul 12
57 min

S6E49: Bangkok Bird Walk with Charley

Charley takes us on a walk around Benjakiti Park in Bangkok. Here's his Ebird checklist: https://ebird.org/checklist/S328781442 If you wish to support this podcast, pl

Jul 5
20 min

S6E48: Meet Wayne Klockner, Executive Director of the ABA

Ken interviews Wayne Klockner, Executive Director of the American Birding Association. If you wish to support this podcast, please visit our Patreon page: https://patreo

Jun 28
1 h 16 min

S6E47: 10 Interesting things about Mongolia

Charley tells Ken about his recent trip to Mongolia. Please check out the website of our sponsor Tropical Birding: https://www.tropicalbirding.com/ If you wish to suppo

Jun 21
50 min

S6E46: Charley's Top 5 Mammal Bird combos from Hokkaido

Charley gives his Top 5 mammal bird combos from his recent short trip to Hokkaido. Please check out the website of our sponsor Tropical Birding: https://www.tropicalb

Jun 14
51 min

S6E45: Ken in Romania - first time in the Eastern Bloc

Ken tells Charley about his recent short visit to Romania. Eastern bloc meets "Small Paris; a cemetary protected from Brown Bear by an electric fence; urban reserves full

Jun 7
53 min

S6E44: Bird walk in Hokkaido with Charley

Charley records a bird walk at the Onnenai visitors centre. Here's the checklist: https://ebird.org/checklist/S343144434 Please check out the website of our sponsor T

May 31
46 min

S6E43: Ken's Iberian Lynx Quest

Ken tells Charley about trying to see one of the world's coolest cats, in Spain after his recent tours there. Check out this movie of the Little Bustard display: https:

May 24
55 min

S6E42: 7 surprising things about Taiwan

Charley tells Ken 7 things he found surprising on his recent trip to Taiwan. Please check out the website of our sponsor Tropical Birding: https://www.tropicalbirding.co

May 17
44 min

S6E41: Segovia Spain bird walk with Ken

Ken does a field broadcast on a beautiful spring day in Castile and León, central Spain. Can he match Charley's total from his local patch in Chiang Mai, Thailand?! Her

May 10
52 min

S6E40: Moluccan Islands with Noam Shany

Ken chats with global traveller, conservationist, and consultant Noam Shany about the Moluccan Islands, a remote part of the Indonesian archipelago that holds over 100 en

May 6
1 h 08 min

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