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Naturally Adventurous

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

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00:28:12

S5E46: Western US Roadtrip - Part 1

Naturally Adventurous ·

2025/06/15

Charley & Ken chat about the long western US road trip that Ken recently embarked upon. Hear about a disaster while crossing the Ohio river, and a superb morning of birding in the Ozarks.Cerulean Warbler recording courtesy of Matt Wistrand, XC479915. Accessible at https://xeno-canto.org/479915. License Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0Please check out the website of our sponsor Tropical Birding: https://www.tropicalbirding.com/If you wish to support this podcast, please

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00:55:54

S5E45: Morocco Top 5 birds with Charley & Julian

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2025/06/08

Charley tells Julian about his top 5 birds from his recent time in Morocco.Greater Hoopoe-Lark recording courtesy of Peter Boesman, XC781409. Accessible at www.xeno-canto.org/781409. License Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 4.0Please check out the website of our sponsor Tropical Birding: https://www.tropicalbirding.com/If you wish to support this podcast, please visit our Patreon page: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.patreon.com/naturallyadventurous?fan_landing=true⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Feel free to

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00:57:10

S5E44: Morocco freeform chat with Charley & Julian

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2025/06/01

Julian & Charley chat about Morocco past and present.Levaillant's Woodpecker recording courtesy of Gerard Gorman, XC214485. Accessible at www.xeno-canto.org/214485. License Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0Please check out the website of our sponsor Tropical Birding: https://www.tropicalbirding.com/If you wish to support this podcast, please visit our Patreon page: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.patreon.com/naturallyadventurous?fan_landing=true⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Feel free to contact us at:

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00:55:51

S5E43: Costa Rica Phototour with Charley & Ken

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2025/05/25

Charley & Ken chat about the Costa Rica phototour that Ken recently guided, and Ken shares his top 10 sightings / photo-ops.Three-wattled Bellbird recording courtesy of Jelle Scharringa, XC608131. Accessible at https://xeno-canto.org/608131. License Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0Please check out the website of our sponsor Tropical Birding: https://www.tropicalbirding.com/If you wish to support this podcast, please visit our Patreon page:

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00:47:46

S5E42: Lesser Antilles with Will McPhail

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2025/05/18

Charley chats with podcast listener Will McPhail about his long history with the Lesser Antilles.Here's the link to Will's Facebook page:https://www.facebook.com/will.mcphail.5Please check out the website of our sponsor Tropical Birding: https://www.tropicalbirding.com/If you wish to support this podcast, please visit our Patreon page: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.patreon.com/naturallyadventurous?fan_landing=true⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Feel free to contact us at: cfchesse@gmail.com &/or ken.behrens@gmail.com Naturally

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00:43:45

S5E41: Puerto Rico with Julian Hough

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2025/05/11

Charley chats with regular guest Julian Hough, about his recent short BIRD-CATION to Puerto Rico.Here's the link to Julians short video about his trip:https://www.facebook.com/share/v/15vA4cCeLw/Puerto Rican Nightjar recording courtesy of Hans Matheve, XC962758. Accessible at www.xeno-canto.org/962758. License Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 4.0Please check out the website of our sponsor Tropical Birding: https://www.tropicalbirding.com/If you wish to support this podcast, please

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00:46:52

S5E40: Spain with Charley & Ken

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2025/05/04

Charley & Ken chat about Spain, sharing some wildlife and cultural anedotes.White Stork recording courtesy of João Tomás, XC876580. Accessible at www.xeno-canto.org/876580. License Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0Please check out the website of our sponsor Tropical Birding: https://www.tropicalbirding.com/If you wish to support this podcast, please visit our Patreon page: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.patreon.com/naturallyadventurous?fan_landing=true⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Feel free to contact

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00:52:55

S5E39: Andres Vasquez and Ken in Tanzania

Naturally Adventurous ·

2025/04/27

With a sweeping view of the Serengeti, Ken and Andres discuss their just-ending trip in northern Tanzania. Andres is, in a word, "overwhelmed"... and with good reason! This is such a remarkable part of the world. Please check out the website of our sponsor Tropical Birding: https://www.tropicalbirding.com/If you wish to support this podcast, please visit our Patreon page: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.patreon.com/naturallyadventurous?fan_landing=true⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Feel free to contact us at: cfchesse@gmail.com

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00:47:40

S5E38: Guiding in Thailand with Dorian Anderson

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2025/04/20

Charley & Dorian cross paths on their respective Thailand tours and compare notes on their guiding experiance in the country.Check out Dorian's Instagram page:https://www.instagram.com/dorian.anderson.photography/Banded Bay Cuckoo recording courtesy of Greg Irving, XC951533. Accessible at www.xeno-canto.org/951533. License Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0Please check out the website of our sponsor Tropical Birding: https://www.tropicalbirding.com/If you wish to support

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00:47:19

S5E37: The Kokoda Track with Stephan Lorenz.

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2025/04/13

Charley welcomes his friend Stephan Lorenz back to the show with more adventures from the infamous Kokoda Track in PNG.Here's the company that Stephan used for his logistics:https://kokodacrossing.com/Here's a short video about Stephan's trip:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TUazWhNghIo&t=550sWhite-eyed Robin recording courtesy of Stephan Lorenz.Please check out the website of our sponsor Tropical Birding: https://www.tropicalbirding.com/If you wish to support this podcast, please

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01:00:07

S5E36: Charley & Ken's favourite places to guide.

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2025/04/06

Charley & Ken each recount their 3 favourite countries to guide in, along with some honorable mentions and their least favourite.Southern Ground-Hornbill recording courtesy of Ehren Eksteen, XC770951. Accessible at www.xeno-canto.org/770951. License Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 Please check out the website of our sponsor Tropical Birding: https://www.tropicalbirding.com/If you wish to support this podcast, please visit our Patreon page:

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00:53:17

S5E35: Illness & injury While travelling.

Naturally Adventurous ·

2025/03/30

Charley & Ken recount some stories of getting sick while travelling.Andean Flamingo recording courtesy of Peter Boesman, XC272584. Accessible at www.xeno-canto.org/272584. License Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 4.0 Please check out the website of our sponsor Tropical Birding: https://www.tropicalbirding.com/If you wish to support this podcast, please visit our Patreon page: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.patreon.com/naturallyadventurous?fan_landing=true⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Feel free to contact us

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00:47:59

S5E34: PNG with Stephan Lorenz

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2025/03/23

Charley chats with international bird guide Stephan Lorenz about birding in PNG. Streaked Bowerbird recording courtesy of Todd Mark, XC524402. Accessible at www.xeno-canto.org/524402. License Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0Please check out the website of our sponsor Tropical Birding: https://www.tropicalbirding.com/If you wish to support this podcast, please visit our Patreon page: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.patreon.com/naturallyadventurous?fan_landing=true⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Feel free to

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00:47:43

S5E33: How to Start Travelling the Globe on a Budget

Naturally Adventurous ·

2025/03/16

Looking to start some global birding or natural history travel, but have a limited budget, and not sure where to go first? This episode is for you! Ken and Charley give a global, continent-by-continent overview of what they consider the best destinations for the first-time budget traveller. CORRECTION: Ken stated that Costa Rica is likely the most English-speaking Neotropical country, but while editing the podcast realized that Belize and Guyana are definitely more Anglophone than CR. Banded

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00:46:28

S5E32: Staying Healthy While Travelling

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2025/03/09

Charley & Ken discuss their personal practices for staying healthy while travelling the globe. From "doing C" to nasal rinses to battery-powered white noise machines! Ring-necked Dove (Cape Turtle-Dove) recording courtesy of Craig Robertson, XC586183. Accessible at whttps://xeno-canto.org/586183. License Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 Please check out the website of our sponsor Tropical Birding: https://www.tropicalbirding.com/If you wish to support this podcast,

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01:00:53

S5E31: Madagascar Enigmatic Wildlife, with Zac Babbit

Naturally Adventurous ·

2025/03/02

Ken talks with Zac about a tour to Madagascar that Zac recently guided, in search of some of the "8th Continent's" rarest creatures. You might be shocked by the creature that tops his list!Please check out the website of our sponsor Tropical Birding: https://www.tropicalbirding.com/If you wish to support this podcast, please visit our Patreon page: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.patreon.com/naturallyadventurous?fan_landing=true⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Feel free to contact us at: ken.behrens@gmail.com &/or

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01:02:48

S5E30: Cultural Immersion on a Birding Tour

Naturally Adventurous ·

2025/02/23

Charley & Ken discuss cultural immersion on their recent tours to Japan & India.White-cheeked Barbet recording courtesy of Rajgopal Patil, XC574863. Accessible at www.xeno-canto.org/574863. License Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 Please check out the website of our sponsor Tropical Birding: https://www.tropicalbirding.com/If you wish to support this podcast, please visit our Patreon page:

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00:57:36

S5E29: Ken Finally Makes it to Brazil!

Naturally Adventurous ·

2025/02/16

Ken and Charley chat about Brazil, a country that Ken recently visited for the first time. Spoiler alert: he loved it! Bare-throated Bellbird recording courtesy of Mateus Gonçalves Santos, XC776815. Accessible at https://xeno-canto.org/776815. 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:

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00:37:54

S5E28: Suriname with Andres Vasquez

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2025/02/09

Charley chats with his colleague Andres Vasquez about birding in Suriname.Capuchinbird recording courtesy of Felipe Arantes, XC600460. Accessible at www.xeno-canto.org/600460. 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 Check out our sponsor Tropical Birding's website: https://www.tropicalbirding.com/ Feel free to contact us

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00:54:04

S5E27: Ken chats with Luciano Siviter, 19 years old...

Naturally Adventurous ·

2025/02/02

Ken chats with Luciano Siviter about his unique childhood close to the natural world, his travels in the neotropics, and about Mexico and Mexican birding. Luciano's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/lucianosbirding/ Luciano's profile as an Audubon Mexico guide: http://www.audubonmexico.org/our-guides/ Santa Marta Antbird recording courtesy of Lucas Lombardo, XC540972. Accessible at https://xeno-canto.org/540972. License: Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 If you

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