Naturally Adventurous

By Ken Behrens & Charley HesseSociety & Culture Places & Travel

Naturally Adventurous episodes

August 07, 2022 S3E1: Driving
In the first episode of Season 3, Ken & Charley share a few driving stories.
Hadada Ibis recording courtesy of Lynette Rudman, XC539146. Accessible at www.xeno-canto.org/539146.
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Naturally Adventurous Podcast
Travel Nature Adventure Birding
47 min
July 24, 2022 S2E50: Borneo birds - Ken's top 5
In the final episode of Season 2, Ken tells Charley his top 5 bird encounters from his recent Borneo trip
Rail-Babbler recording courtesy of Greg Irving, XC423567. Accessible at www.xeno-canto.org/423567. License Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0.
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Naturally Adventurous Podcast
Travel Nature Adventure Birding
59 min
July 17, 2022 S2E49: Malaysia - Crossroads of Sundaland
Ken chats with Charley about his recent time in Malaysia, a southeast Asian country that Charley also knows well. It's a fascinating and complicated part of the world with excellent food, friendly people, and mega-diverse forest. What are the major divisions within Malaysian society? How do its politics work? What is the food like? What's the conservation situation? Just a few of the questions that they delve into.
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Naturally Adventurous Podcast
Travel Nature Adventure Birding
52 min
July 10, 2022 S2E48: European Habitats - Dale Forbes's Top 5 & Bottom 1
Charley & Ken continue the 6-part mini-series on Habitats of the world.
In this episode, Dale Forbes tells Ken & Charley about his favourite 5 (and least favorite 1) habitats from the Palearctic region.
Information about and a photo of a Grizzly x Polar Bear hybrid: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grizzly%E2%80%93polar_bear_hybrid
For more information on our "Guide to Wildlife Habitats of the World": https://press.princeton.edu/books/paperback/9780691197562/habitats-of-the-world
Rock Ptarmigan recording courtesy of Michele Peron, XC185642. Accessible at www.xeno-canto.org/185642.
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Naturally Adventurous Podcast
Travel Nature Adventure Birding
57 min
July 03, 2022 S2E47: Australasian Habitats - Iain Campbell's Top 5 & Bottom 1
Charley & Ken continue the 6-part mini-series on Habitats of the world.
Today, Iain Campbell tells Ken & Charley about his favourite 5 (and least favorite 1) habitats from the Australasian region.
For more information on our "Guide to Wildlife Habitats of the World": https://press.princeton.edu/books/paperback/9780691197562/habitats-of-the-world
Crested Bellbird recording courtesy of Marc Anderson, XC688698. Accessible at www.xeno-canto.org/688698.
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Naturally Adventurous Podcast
Travel Nature Adventure Birding
53 min
June 26, 2022 S2E46: Neotropical Habitats - Andres Vasquez's Top 5 Bottom 1
Charley & Ken continue the 6-part mini-series on Habitats of the world.
Today, Andres Vasquez tells Ken & Charley about his favourite 5 (and least favorite 1) habitats from the Neotropical region.
Howler Monkey vocalization courtesy of Andres Vasquez.
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Naturally Adventurous Podcast
Travel Nature Adventure Birding
54 min
June 19, 2022 S2E45: Afrotropical Habitats - Ken's Top 5 Bottom 1
Charley & Ken continue a new 6-part mini-series on Habitats of the world.
Today, Ken tells Charley about his favourite 5 (and least favorite 1) habitats from the Afrotropical region.
Earlier episodes mentioned in those one:
Mozambique Coutadas (monsoon forest habitat) - https://anchor.fm/dashboard/episode/e1b4v9l
Marojejy Madagascar (Indian Ocean rainforest) - https://anchor.fm/dashboard/episode/em0ffa
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Naturally Adventurous Podcast
Travel Nature Adventure Birding
39 min
June 12, 2022 S2E44: Nearctic Habitats - Phil Chaon's Top 5 Bottom 1
Charley & Ken start a new 6-part miniseries on Habitats of the world.
Today, Phil Chaon tells Charley & Ken his favourite 5 (and least favorite 1) habitats from the Nearctic region.
Lesser Prairie Chicken recording courtesy of Andrew Spencer, XC100768. Accessible at www.xeno-canto.org/100768.
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Naturally Adventurous Podcast
Travel Nature Adventure Birding
57 min
June 05, 2022 S2E43: Indo-Malaya Habitats - Charley's Top 5
Charley & Ken start a new 6-part miniseries on Habitats of the world.
Today, Charley tells Ken his favourite 5 habitats from the Indo-Malaya region.
Himalayan Shortwing recording courtesy of Jelle Scharringa, XC646775. Accessible at www.xeno-canto.org/646775.
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Naturally Adventurous Podcast
Travel Nature Adventure Birding
38 min
May 29, 2022 S2E42: Texas
Our biggest and best episode EVER! Ken and Charley talk about their experiences in Texas, including a tour that Ken recently guided there.
Whooping Crane recording courtesy of Sue Riffe, XC533637. Accessible at https://xeno-canto.org/533637.
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Naturally Adventurous Podcast
Travel Nature Adventure Birding
42 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.