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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 ago51 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.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/Hazel Grouse recording coutresy of Joshua Chong, XC858019. Accessible at www.xeno-canto.org/858019. 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 ago53 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 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: 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/Willow Tit recording coutresy of João Tomás, XC978818. Accessible at https://xeno-canto.org/978818. 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
- 2 weeks ago46 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/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 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/Little Bustard recording coutresy of João Tomás, XC897842. Accessible at https://xeno-canto.org/897842. 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
- 3 weeks ago55 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://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: 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/Little Bustard recording coutresy of João Tomás, XC897842. Accessible at https://xeno-canto.org/897842. 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
- May 17, 202644 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.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
- May 10, 202652 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?! 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: 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
- May 6, 20261h 8m
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 endemic birds, but is rarely visited, aside from Halmahera. Oxapampa Antpitta recording coutresy of Marc Thibault, XC109282. Accessible at https://xeno-canto.org/109282. License Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 2.5Please 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://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
- Apr 26, 202642 min
S6E39: Charley's Top 5 lodges in Asia
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 a small commission at no extra cost to you. It’s an easy way to help us keep the show running!AFFILIATE LINKS FOR LODGES MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODEMutiara Taman Negara, Peninsular Malaysiahttps://booking.stay22.com/naturallyadventurouspodcast/IMloBFT8eKWayanad Wild, S Indiahttps://booking.stay22.com/naturallyadventurouspodcast/85bmeS-nxAJungle Lore Birding Lodge, N Indiahttps://booking.stay22.com/naturallyadventurouspodcast/6HrF6LCJOdWindermere River House, S Indiahttps://booking.stay22.com/naturallyadventurouspodcast/mDBw-nJS7PAda Garden Hotel, Okinawa, Japanhttps://booking.stay22.com/naturallyadventurouspodcast/MyPhcOFkSrBaan Maka Nature Lodgehttps://booking.stay22.com/naturallyadventurouspodcast/h_7TEKiTXsGENERAL AFFILIATE LINKS (for any bookings)🌏 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.comGreat Argus recording courtesy of Charley HesseNaturally 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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