Naturally Adventurous

By Ken Behrens & Charley HesseSociety & Culture Places & Travel

Naturally Adventurous episodes

October 13, 2024 S5E11: Why Alaska is indeed "The Great Land"
Charley & Ken have a freeform chat about Ken's recent trip to Alaska, the biggest and wildest of the United States.

American Golden Plover recording courtesy of Andrew Spencer, XC878704. Accessible at www.xeno-canto.org/878704. License: Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0

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October 06, 2024 S5E10: Lovebirds in Zambia & the long journey home.
Charley & Ken tell of their Zambian adventures in search of the Black-cheeked Lovebird

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September 29, 2024 S5E09: Madeira & Zino's Petrel with Chris Sloan
Chris tells Charley about his recent trip to see the rare Zino's Petrel on the island of Madeira.
Zino's Petrel recording courtesy of Quentin Guibert, XC806563. Accessible at www.xeno-canto.org/806563. License Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0

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September 22, 2024 S5E08: Sumatra Top 5 Birds
Charley tells Ken his Top 5 bird sightings from his recent trip to Sumatra, Indonesia.

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September 15, 2024 S5E07: Namibia to Victoria Falls - The Highlights
Join Charley & Ken chat again about their overland trip from Windhoek, Namibia to Victoria Falls in Zambia. This time its the good stuff.

Crimson-breasted Gonolek recording courtesy of Marc Anderson, XC878704. Accessible at www.xeno-canto.org/878704. License Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 4.0

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September 08, 2024 S5E06: Peter Kaestner's Adventures in Zaire
Ken interviews popular returning guest Peter Kaestner. The topic is African adventures, in particular Peter's stint in what is now known as the Democratic Republic of Congo, in the late 70s. Hear about how he avoided dying of Ebola, being torn apart by Gorillas, or being gored by a Buffalo!
The natural sound at the end of the recording is a Cinnamon Bracken Warbler recorded by Peter Kaestner.
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September 01, 2024 S5E05: Namibia to Victoria Falls - an ill-fated overland trip.
Join Charley & Ken for this fireside chat about their overland trip from Windhoek, Namibia to Victoria Falls in Zambia.

African Wood-Owl recording courtesy of Peter Boesman, XC347068. Accessible at www.xeno-canto.org/347068. License Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 4.0

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August 25, 2024 S5E04 Borneo Top 5 Mammals
Charley gives Ken his top 5 mammals from his recent Borneo tour. This week in reverse reverse order.

Bornean Banded Pitta recording courtesy of Mike Nelson, XC292804. Accessible at www.xeno-canto.org/292804. License Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0

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August 18, 2024 S5E03 Northern Marianas with Doug Whitman
Charley interviews Doug Whitman about his time in the Northern Mariana islands in Micronesia.

Mariana Crow recording courtesy of Andria Kroner, XC254699. Accessible at www.xeno-canto.org/254699. License Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0

Find Doug at https://www.facebook.com/doug.whitman.14
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August 11, 2024 S5E02 How Ken Almost Broke His Hand While Visiting Relatives in Uganda
Ken and Charley discuss the highlights from Ken's short but very sweet recent trip to Uganda.

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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.