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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.
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- 2 days ago52 min
S7E15: Ken in the Lesser Sundas - Part 3
Ken and Charley wrap up the mini-series about Ken's recent time in the Lesser Sundas islands of Indonesia. 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 a small commission at no extra cost to you. It’s an easy way to help us keep the show running!🌏 BOOKING https://booking.stay22.com/naturallyadventurouspodcast/s3d4hFBa7P🌏 EXPEDIA https://expedia.stay22.com/naturallyadventurouspodcast/5qml7jv5nm🌏 AGODAhttps://agoda.stay22.com/naturallyadventurouspodcast/ymFFQoOmep🌏 GET YOUR GUIDE https://getyourguide.stay22.com/naturallyadventurouspodcast/QbZzqQMGJzIntro by Jenna Pinchbeck https://www.jennapinchbeck.com/ Jennapinchbeck@gmail.com. Theme music by John Behrens https://nashvilleaudioproductions.com/I'iwi recording coutresy of Bas van Balen, XC337883. Accessible at https://xeno-canto.org/337883. License Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0Feel free to contact us at: ken.behrens@gmail.com &/or cfchesse@gmail.comNaturally Adventurous Podcast Nature - Travel - Adventure - Birding
- 1 weeks ago1h 0m
S7E14: Rediscovering the lost Samoan White-eye with Anton Lieberman
Charley interviews Anton Lieberman about his recent rediscovery of the lost Samoan White-eye.Read the Lost Birds article about this.https://searchforlostbirds.org/news/found-samoan-white-eye-relocated-in-the-highlands-of-savaiiIf 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 running!🌏 BOOKING https://booking.stay22.com/naturallyadventurouspodcast/s3d4hFBa7P🌏 EXPEDIA https://expedia.stay22.com/naturallyadventurouspodcast/5qml7jv5nm🌏 AGODAhttps://agoda.stay22.com/naturallyadventurouspodcast/ymFFQoOmep🌏 GET YOUR GUIDE https://getyourguide.stay22.com/naturallyadventurouspodcast/QbZzqQMGJzPlease check out the website of our sponsor Tropical Birding: https://www.tropicalbirding.com/Intro by Jenna Pinchbeck https://www.jennapinchbeck.com/ Jennapinchbeck@gmail.com. Theme music by John Behrens https://nashvilleaudioproductions.com/Samoan White-eye recording coutresy of Todd Mark, XC358676. Accessible at www.xeno-canto.org/358676. License Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0Samoan White-eye photo courtesy of Anton LiebermanFeel free to contact us at: ken.behrens@gmail.com &/or cfchesse@gmail.comNaturally Adventurous Podcast Nature - Travel - Adventure - Birding
- 2 weeks ago43 min
S7E13: Ken in the Lesser Sundas - Part 2 - things get crazy
Ken continues to tell Charley about his recent time in the Lesser Sundas islands of Indonesia. This episode is where things get crazy with Ken in the middle of an event that made global headline news. 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 a small commission at no extra cost to you. It’s an easy way to help us keep the show running!🌏 BOOKING https://booking.stay22.com/naturallyadventurouspodcast/s3d4hFBa7P🌏 EXPEDIA https://expedia.stay22.com/naturallyadventurouspodcast/5qml7jv5nm🌏 AGODAhttps://agoda.stay22.com/naturallyadventurouspodcast/ymFFQoOmep🌏 GET YOUR GUIDE https://getyourguide.stay22.com/naturallyadventurouspodcast/QbZzqQMGJzIntro by Jenna Pinchbeck https://www.jennapinchbeck.com/ Jennapinchbeck@gmail.com. Theme music by John Behrens https://nashvilleaudioproductions.com/Feel free to contact us at: ken.behrens@gmail.com &/or cfchesse@gmail.comNaturally Adventurous Podcast Nature - Travel - Adventure - Birding
- 3 weeks ago52 min
S7E12: Ten Things about Hawaii w/ Ken and Charley
Ken shares 10 interesting things about Hawai'i with Charley. 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 a small commission at no extra cost to you. It’s an easy way to help us keep the show running!🌏 BOOKING https://booking.stay22.com/naturallyadventurouspodcast/s3d4hFBa7P🌏 EXPEDIA https://expedia.stay22.com/naturallyadventurouspodcast/5qml7jv5nm🌏 AGODAhttps://agoda.stay22.com/naturallyadventurouspodcast/ymFFQoOmep🌏 GET YOUR GUIDE https://getyourguide.stay22.com/naturallyadventurouspodcast/QbZzqQMGJzIntro by Jenna Pinchbeck https://www.jennapinchbeck.com/ Jennapinchbeck@gmail.com. Theme music by John Behrens https://nashvilleaudioproductions.com/I'iwi recording coutresy of Viral joshi, XC794970. Accessible at www.xeno-canto.org/794970. License Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0Feel free to contact us at: ken.behrens@gmail.com &/or cfchesse@gmail.comNaturally Adventurous Podcast Nature - Travel - Adventure - Birding
- Oct 11, 202656 min
S7E11: Ken in the Lesser Sundas - Part 1
Ken starts to tell Charley about his recent time in the Lesser Sundas islands of Indonesia. It was eventful, so this will be the first of three episodes in a mini series! 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 a small commission at no extra cost to you. It’s an easy way to help us keep the show running!🌏 BOOKING https://booking.stay22.com/naturallyadventurouspodcast/s3d4hFBa7P🌏 EXPEDIA https://expedia.stay22.com/naturallyadventurouspodcast/5qml7jv5nm🌏 AGODAhttps://agoda.stay22.com/naturallyadventurouspodcast/ymFFQoOmep🌏 GET YOUR GUIDE https://getyourguide.stay22.com/naturallyadventurouspodcast/QbZzqQMGJzIntro by Jenna Pinchbeck https://www.jennapinchbeck.com/ Jennapinchbeck@gmail.com. Theme music by John Behrens https://nashvilleaudioproductions.com/I'iwi recording coutresy of Ross Gallardy, XC410359. Accessible at https://xeno-canto.org/410359. License Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0Feel free to contact us at: ken.behrens@gmail.com &/or cfchesse@gmail.comNaturally Adventurous Podcast Nature - Travel - Adventure - Birding
- Oct 4, 202649 min
S7E10: Meet James Lowen, Editor of Neotropical Birding magazine
Charley interviews James Lowen, Editor of Neotropical Birding magazine and author of 17 books on natural history.To support the Neotropical Birding & Conservation, please visit:https://neotropicalbirdingandconservation.org/support-us/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 running!🌏 BOOKING https://booking.stay22.com/naturallyadventurouspodcast/s3d4hFBa7P🌏 EXPEDIA https://expedia.stay22.com/naturallyadventurouspodcast/5qml7jv5nm🌏 AGODAhttps://agoda.stay22.com/naturallyadventurouspodcast/ymFFQoOmep🌏 GET YOUR GUIDE https://getyourguide.stay22.com/naturallyadventurouspodcast/QbZzqQMGJzPlease check out the website of our sponsor Tropical Birding: https://www.tropicalbirding.com/Intro by Jenna Pinchbeck https://www.jennapinchbeck.com/ Jennapinchbeck@gmail.com. Theme music by John Behrens https://nashvilleaudioproductions.com/White-winged Nightjar recording courtesy of Myriam Velazquez, XC55649. Accessible at www.xeno-canto.org/55649. License Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 2.5 Feel free to contact us at: ken.behrens@gmail.com &/or cfchesse@gmail.comNaturally Adventurous Podcast Nature - Travel - Adventure - Birding
- Sep 27, 20261h 5m
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/e/1FAIpQLSfPUkUYysybcda1Gd6QY2GgAf-Rt1Q50OoLU1P2EyrvybP3kA/viewformPlease 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 a small commission at no extra cost to you. It’s an easy way to help us keep the show running!🌏 BOOKING https://booking.stay22.com/naturallyadventurouspodcast/s3d4hFBa7P🌏 EXPEDIA https://expedia.stay22.com/naturallyadventurouspodcast/5qml7jv5nm🌏 AGODAhttps://agoda.stay22.com/naturallyadventurouspodcast/ymFFQoOmep🌏 GET YOUR GUIDE https://getyourguide.stay22.com/naturallyadventurouspodcast/QbZzqQMGJzIntro by Jenna Pinchbeck https://www.jennapinchbeck.com/ Jennapinchbeck@gmail.com. Theme music by John Behrens https://nashvilleaudioproductions.com/Feel free to contact us at: ken.behrens@gmail.com &/or cfchesse@gmail.comNaturally Adventurous Podcast Nature - Travel - Adventure - Birding
- Sep 20, 202623 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://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 running!🌏 BOOKING https://booking.stay22.com/naturallyadventurouspodcast/s3d4hFBa7P🌏 EXPEDIA https://expedia.stay22.com/naturallyadventurouspodcast/5qml7jv5nm🌏 AGODAhttps://agoda.stay22.com/naturallyadventurouspodcast/ymFFQoOmep🌏 GET YOUR GUIDE https://getyourguide.stay22.com/naturallyadventurouspodcast/QbZzqQMGJzPlease check out the website of our sponsor Tropical Birding: https://www.tropicalbirding.com/Intro by Jenna Pinchbeck https://www.jennapinchbeck.com/ Jennapinchbeck@gmail.com. Theme music by John Behrens https://nashvilleaudioproductions.com/Feel free to contact us at: ken.behrens@gmail.com &/or cfchesse@gmail.comand check out our personal websites:https://charleyhesse.com/ https://www.ken-behrens.com/Naturally Adventurous Podcast Nature - Travel - Adventure - Birding
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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.
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