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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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00:29:00

S7E04: Berlin bird walk with Charley

Naturally Adventurous ·

2026/08/23

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://patreon.com/naturallyadventurous?utm_medium=clipboard_copy&utm_source=copyLink&utm_campaign=creatorshare_creator&utm_content=join_link Support the Podcast While You TravelPlanning a trip? If you book your hotels, flights, or rentals through the following links, we may earn a small commission at no extra cost to you. It’s an

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00:55:57

S7E03: Charley's Top 5 Mongolian mammals

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2026/08/16

It's the first Top 5 of series 7. Charley Top 5 mammals from his recent Mongolia trip..If you wish to support this podcast, please visit our Patreon page: https://patreon.com/naturallyadventurous?utm_medium=clipboard_copy&utm_source=copyLink&utm_campaign=creatorshare_creator&utm_content=join_link Support the Podcast While You TravelPlanning a trip? If you book your hotels, flights, or rentals through the following links, we may earn a small commission at no extra cost to you. It’s

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00:37:01

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

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2026/08/09

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 Patreon page: https://patreon.com/naturallyadventurous?utm_medium=clipboard_copy&utm_source=copyLink&utm_campaign=creatorshare_creator&utm_content=join_link Support the Podcast While You TravelPlanning a trip? If you book your hotels, flights, or rentals through the following links, we may earn a small commission at no

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01:18:45

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

Naturally Adventurous ·

2026/08/01

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 days! 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://patreon.com/naturallyadventurous?utm_medium=clipboard_copy&utm_source=copyLink&utm_campaign=creatorshare_creator&utm_content=join_link Support the

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00:57:16

S6E50: Papuan bird families, BOPs, and Charley's...

Naturally Adventurous ·

2026/07/12

Charley tells Ken about his recent trip to PNG.If you wish to support this podcast, please visit our Patreon page: https://patreon.com/naturallyadventurous?utm_medium=clipboard_copy&utm_source=copyLink&utm_campaign=creatorshare_creator&utm_content=join_link Support the Podcast While You TravelPlanning a trip? If you book your hotels, flights, or rentals through the following links, we may earn a small commission at no extra cost to you. It’s an easy way to help us keep the show

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00:20:10

S6E49: Bangkok Bird Walk with Charley

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2026/07/05

Charley takes us on a walk around Benjakiti Park in Bangkok.Here's his Ebird checklist:https://ebird.org/checklist/S328781442If you wish to support this podcast, please visit our Patreon page: https://patreon.com/naturallyadventurous?utm_medium=clipboard_copy&utm_source=copyLink&utm_campaign=creatorshare_creator&utm_content=join_link Support the Podcast While You TravelPlanning a trip? If you book your hotels, flights, or rentals through the following links, we may earn a small

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01:16:12

S6E48: Meet Wayne Klockner, Executive Director of the...

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2026/06/28

Ken interviews Wayne Klockner, Executive Director of the American Birding Association.If you wish to support this podcast, please visit our Patreon page: https://patreon.com/naturallyadventurous?utm_medium=clipboard_copy&utm_source=copyLink&utm_campaign=creatorshare_creator&utm_content=join_link Support the Podcast While You TravelPlanning a trip? If you book your hotels, flights, or rentals through the following links, we may earn a small commission at no extra cost to you. It’s an

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00:50:57

S6E47: 10 Interesting things about Mongolia

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2026/06/21

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 support this podcast, please visit our Patreon page: https://patreon.com/naturallyadventurous?utm_medium=clipboard_copy&utm_source=copyLink&utm_campaign=creatorshare_creator&utm_content=join_link Support the Podcast While You TravelPlanning a trip? If you book your hotels, flights, or rentals through the following links, we may

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00:51:01

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

Naturally Adventurous ·

2026/06/14

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.tropicalbirding.com/If you wish to support this podcast, please visit our Patreon page: https://patreon.com/naturallyadventurous?utm_medium=clipboard_copy&utm_source=copyLink&utm_campaign=creatorshare_creator&utm_content=join_link Support the Podcast While You TravelPlanning a trip? If you book your hotels, flights, or rentals

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00:53:16

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

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2026/06/07

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 of shy birds. An eventful few days! 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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00:46:37

S6E44: Bird walk in Hokkaido with Charley

Naturally Adventurous ·

2026/05/31

Charley records a bird walk at the Onnenai visitors centre. Here's the checklist:https://ebird.org/checklist/S343144434Please 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://patreon.com/naturallyadventurous?utm_medium=clipboard_copy&utm_source=copyLink&utm_campaign=creatorshare_creator&utm_content=join_link Support the Podcast While You TravelPlanning a trip? If you

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00:55:01

S6E43: Ken's Iberian Lynx Quest

Naturally Adventurous ·

2026/05/24

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://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nUbg-wOsvZAPlease 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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00:44:22

S6E42: 7 surprising things about Taiwan

Naturally Adventurous ·

2026/05/17

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.com/If you wish to support this podcast, please visit our Patreon page: https://patreon.com/naturallyadventurous?utm_medium=clipboard_copy&utm_source=copyLink&utm_campaign=creatorshare_creator&utm_content=join_link Support the Podcast While You TravelPlanning a trip? If you book your hotels, flights, or rentals through the

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00:52:28

S6E41: Segovia Spain bird walk with Ken

Naturally Adventurous ·

2026/05/10

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?! Here's the ebird checklist from the walk:https://ebird.org/checklist/S327570984Please 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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01:08:02

S6E40: Moluccan Islands with Noam Shany

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2026/05/06

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 endemic birds, but is rarely visited, aside from Halmahera. Oxapampa Antpitta recording coutresy of Ross Gallardy, XC413382. Accessible at https://xeno-canto.org/413382. License Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0Please check out the website of our sponsor Tropical Birding: https://www.tropicalbirding.com/If you

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00:42:32

S6E39: Charley's Top 5 lodges in Asia

Naturally Adventurous ·

2026/04/26

Charley gives Ken his Top 5 eco lodges in Asia.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://patreon.com/naturallyadventurous?utm_medium=clipboard_copy&utm_source=copyLink&utm_campaign=creatorshare_creator&utm_content=join_link Support the Podcast While You TravelPlanning a trip? If you book your hotels, flights, or rentals through the following links, we may earn

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00:59:41

S6E38: Charley & Ken's Top 5 places they want to go...

Naturally Adventurous ·

2026/04/19

Today Charley & Ken chat about places they would love to travel to but can't.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://patreon.com/naturallyadventurous?utm_medium=clipboard_copy&utm_source=copyLink&utm_campaign=creatorshare_creator&utm_content=join_link Support the Podcast While You TravelPlanning a trip? If you book your hotels, flights, or rentals

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01:10:37

S6E37: Ken in Western Panama

Naturally Adventurous ·

2026/04/12

The final installment of our Panama series. Ken tells Charley about his western Panama adventure. How did Ken manage to miss all the brushfinches yet find all the quail-doves?! How was his climb up Panama's highest mountain? 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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00:37:40

S6E36: Central Peru with Jason Lewis (part 2)

Naturally Adventurous ·

2026/04/05

Podcast listener Jason Lewis shares his epic birding adventures from Central Peru in the second of this 2 parter.Oxapampa Antpitta recording coutresy of Peter Boesman, XC223592. Accessible at www.xeno-canto.org/223592. 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:

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01:20:30

S6E35: Ken in Eastern Panama

Naturally Adventurous ·

2026/03/29

Is the Darien actually the dangerous borderland that most people make it out to be? Is it crazy to bring young kids on a Darien trek to visit the nest of a Harpy Eagle?! Ken tells Charley about his eastern Panama adventure. 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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