Naturally Adventurous

Naturally Adventurous

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  • 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.


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    Intro by Jenna Pinchbeck https://www.jennapinchbeck.com/ [email protected].

    Theme music by John Behrens https://nashvilleaudioproductions.com/


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    Naturally Adventurous Podcast


    Nature - Travel - Adventure - Birding

    44 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/


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    Intro by Jenna Pinchbeck https://www.jennapinchbeck.com/ [email protected].

    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 4.0


    Feel free to contact us at: [email protected] &/or [email protected]


    Naturally Adventurous Podcast


    Nature - Travel - Adventure - Birding

    53 min
  • S7E11: Ken in the Lesser Sundas (Part 1) - Komodo & Flores

    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 Travel

    ​Planning 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!

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    Intro by Jenna Pinchbeck https://www.jennapinchbeck.com/ [email protected].

    Theme music by John Behrens https://nashvilleaudioproductions.com/


    Ornate Pitta recording coutresy of

    License Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0


    Feel free to contact us at: [email protected] &/or [email protected]


    Naturally Adventurous Podcast


    Nature - Travel - Adventure - Birding

    57 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 Travel

    ​Planning 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!

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    🌏 GET YOUR GUIDE https://getyourguide.stay22.com/naturallyadventurouspodcast/QbZzqQMGJz


    Please check out the website of our sponsor Tropical Birding: https://www.tropicalbirding.com/


    Intro by Jenna Pinchbeck https://www.jennapinchbeck.com/ [email protected].


    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: [email protected] &/or [email protected]


    Naturally Adventurous Podcast


    Nature - Travel - Adventure - Birding


    50 min
  • 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/viewform

    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 Travel

    ​Planning 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

    🌏 AGODA

    https://agoda.stay22.com/naturallyadventurouspodcast/ymFFQoOmep

    🌏 GET YOUR GUIDE https://getyourguide.stay22.com/naturallyadventurouspodcast/QbZzqQMGJz


    Intro by Jenna Pinchbeck https://www.jennapinchbeck.com/ [email protected].

    Theme music by John Behrens https://nashvilleaudioproductions.com/

    Feel free to contact us at: [email protected] &/or [email protected]

    Naturally Adventurous Podcast

    Nature - Travel - Adventure - Birding


    1 hr 6 min
  • S7E08: Yorkshire bird walk with Charley

    Charley takes us around his childhood local patch in Yorkshire at dusk to look for owls.

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    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

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    Support the Podcast While You Travel

    ​Planning 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

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    🌏 AGODA

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    🌏 GET YOUR GUIDE https://getyourguide.stay22.com/naturallyadventurouspodcast/QbZzqQMGJz


    Please check out the website of our sponsor Tropical Birding: https://www.tropicalbirding.com/



    Intro by Jenna Pinchbeck https://www.jennapinchbeck.com/ [email protected].

    Theme music by John Behrens https://nashvilleaudioproductions.com/


    Feel free to contact us at: [email protected] &/or [email protected]


    and check out our personal websites:

    https://charleyhesse.com/

    https://www.ken-behrens.com/


    Naturally Adventurous Podcast


    Nature - Travel - Adventure - Birding

    24 min
  • S7E07: Ten Things about Amsterdam w/ Ken and Charley

    Ken shares 10 interesting things about Amsterdam 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 Travel

    ​Planning 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

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    🌏 AGODA

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    🌏 GET YOUR GUIDE https://getyourguide.stay22.com/naturallyadventurouspodcast/QbZzqQMGJz


    Intro by Jenna Pinchbeck https://www.jennapinchbeck.com/ [email protected].

    Theme music by John Behrens https://nashvilleaudioproductions.com/

    Great Crested Grebe recording coutresy of Ulf Elman, XC1097809. Accessible at https://xeno-canto.org/1097809. License: Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 4.0

    Feel free to contact us at: [email protected] &/or [email protected]


    Naturally Adventurous Podcast


    Nature - Travel - Adventure - Birding


    47 min
  • S7E06: Green Hills of Pennsylvania - Virtual Walk with Ken

    It's the second "virtual" walk of series 7. Ken takes us around Forbes State Forest in southwestern Pennsylvania, near where he currently lives.


    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

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    Support the Podcast While You Travel

    ​Planning 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

    🌏 AGODA

    https://agoda.stay22.com/naturallyadventurouspodcast/ymFFQoOmep

    🌏 GET YOUR GUIDE https://getyourguide.stay22.com/naturallyadventurouspodcast/QbZzqQMGJz


    Please check out the website of our sponsor Tropical Birding: https://www.tropicalbirding.com/


    Intro by Jenna Pinchbeck https://www.jennapinchbeck.com/ [email protected].

    Theme music by John Behrens https://nashvilleaudioproductions.com/


    Feel free to contact us at: [email protected] &/or [email protected]


    Naturally Adventurous Podcast


    Nature - Travel - Adventure - Birding

    52 min
  • S7E05: Treacherous (?) Mexican Borderlands with Liam Wolff

    Ken chats with Liam Wolff about Liam's recent trip across the border into northeastern Mexico, and about Mexico in general.

    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

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    Support the Podcast While You Travel

    ​Planning 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

    🌏 AGODA

    https://agoda.stay22.com/naturallyadventurouspodcast/ymFFQoOmep

    🌏 GET YOUR GUIDE https://getyourguide.stay22.com/naturallyadventurouspodcast/QbZzqQMGJz


    Please check out the website of our sponsor Tropical Birding: https://www.tropicalbirding.com/

    Intro by Jenna Pinchbeck https://www.jennapinchbeck.com/ [email protected].

    Theme music by John Behrens https://nashvilleaudioproductions.com/

    Feel free to contact us at: [email protected] &/or [email protected]

    Naturally Adventurous Podcast

    Nature - Travel - Adventure - Birding


    58 min
  • S7E04: Berlin bird walk with Charley

    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

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    Support the Podcast While You Travel

    ​Planning 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

    🌏 AGODA

    https://agoda.stay22.com/naturallyadventurouspodcast/ymFFQoOmep

    🌏 GET YOUR GUIDE https://getyourguide.stay22.com/naturallyadventurouspodcast/QbZzqQMGJz


    Please check out the website of our sponsor Tropical Birding: https://www.tropicalbirding.com/


    Intro by Jenna Pinchbeck https://www.jennapinchbeck.com/ [email protected].

    Theme music by John Behrens https://nashvilleaudioproductions.com/


    Feel free to contact us at: [email protected] &/or [email protected]


    Naturally Adventurous Podcast


    Nature - Travel - Adventure - Birding

    29 min

About Naturally Adventurous

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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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