192 episodes

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

Naturally Adventurous Ken Behrens & Charley Hesse

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    • 5.0 • 61 Ratings

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

    S4E42: Ken Interviewed by Luke Thompson

    S4E42: Ken Interviewed by Luke Thompson

    The tables are turned! Luke Thompson interviews Ken about guiding, travel, and life, for a parallel episode of his podcast Back to Birding.

    To check out Back to Birding: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/back-to-birding/id1719348540

    Red-throated Pipit recording courtesy of Terje Kolaas, XC424099. Accessible at https://xeno-canto.org/424099. License Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 4.0

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    Feel free to contact us at: ken.behrens@gmail.com or cfchesse@gmail.com
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    • 1 hr 1 min
    S4E41: Why is "now" the best time to go birding in Ecuador with Andres Vasquez

    S4E41: Why is "now" the best time to go birding in Ecuador with Andres Vasquez

    Ecuador has been in the news for the wrong reasons, but Andres explains why this shouldn't stop you from going.


    Black Solitaire recording courtesy of Paul Coopmans, XC264773. Accessible at www.xeno-canto.org/264773. License Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0



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    • 42 min
    S4E40: Belize with Andres Vasquez

    S4E40: Belize with Andres Vasquez

    Andres shares some highlights (and lowlights) of his recent trip to Belize with Charley.



    Ocellated Turkey Recording courtesy of Paul Driver, XC522868. Accessible at www.xeno-canto.org/522868. License Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0



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    • 42 min
    S4E39: Senegal with Julian Hough (Part 2)

    S4E39: Senegal with Julian Hough (Part 2)

    Julian teases Ken & Charley with some further MEGA sightings from his recent trip to Senegal, including the amazing Golden Nightjar.



    Golden Nightjar recording courtesy of Andrew Spencer, XC448862. Accessible at www.xeno-canto.org/448862. License Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 4.0



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    • 34 min
    S4E38: Senegal with Julian Hough (Part 1)

    S4E38: Senegal with Julian Hough (Part 1)

    Julian teases Ken & Charley with some pretty MEGA sightings from his recent trip to Senegal.



    Quail-Plover recording courtesy of Javier Train, XC881227. Accessible at www.xeno-canto.org/881227. License Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0

    Check at the video on the following Ebird checklist:

    https://ebird.org/checklist/S162751540



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    • 35 min
    S4E37: Baja's top "birds": Whale Shark and Gray Whale!

    S4E37: Baja's top "birds": Whale Shark and Gray Whale!

    Ken shares the top 5 sightings from his recent Baja trip, as voted by all the tour participants.



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    • 41 min

Customer Reviews

5.0 out of 5
61 Ratings

61 Ratings

Lewisbholmes ,

Great podcast!

Definitely one of my favorite podcasts, I look forward to each episode. Ken and Charlie are excellent storytellers and share their love of travel, adventure and birds. The guest are fun and interesting with their own insights and journeys and birds. Julian Hough is an excellent guest, love those episodes.

Vi Jules ,

Incredibly entertaining and Educational

A library full of captivating episodes that give us all a glimpse of the nature and culture of wildlife destinations around the world.

Red-necked Grebe ,

Superb

This is hands down my favorite podcast. If you are interested in birding, nature, travel, or even just hearing two terrific storytellers recount their adventures and misadventures around the world, you’ll look forward to each new episode as much as I do.

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