Naturally Adventurous

Naturally Adventurous

By Ken Behrens & Charley HesseSociety & CulturePlaces & Travel
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Naturally Adventurous episodes

  • S2E11: Bolivia multi-day trek and the death road with Joshua Covill

    Charley interviews Joshua Covill about his multi-day El Choro trek in the Bolivian Andes.

    Check out a Google map of sites mentioned:

    https://www.google.com/maps/d/u/0/edit?mid=15aYf7XM0ZEP-B9i2w56s7dDXfd3-vGsz&usp=sharing

    Check out some photos from Joshua's hike:

    https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?vanity=naturallyadventurouspodcast&set=a.300284801922198

    Check out The Birding Coop at  https://thebirdingcoop.org/

    If you wish to support this podcast, please visit our patreon page at:

    https://www.patreon.com/naturallyadventurous?fan_landing=true

    Andean Solitaire recording courtesy of Andrew Spencer, XC47341. Accessible at www.xeno-canto.org/47341.

    License   Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 2.5

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

    Naturally Adventurous Podcast

    Travel Nature Adventure Birding

    50 min
  • S2E10: Angola Top 5 wildlife experiences with Ken Behrens

    Charley interviews Ken about his top 5 wildlife experiences on his recent Angola trip.

    Check out a Google map of the Angola Birding Route.

    https://www.google.com/maps/d/u/0/viewer?mid=10p7JmFC2_BU3NdSijU0gyNFXqFt-7xzD&ll=-11.356251760584174%2C14.55156215000003&z=6

    Check out some great photos of Angolan birds on the Birding Angola website.

    https://birdingangola.com/photos/

    If you wish to support this podcast, please visit our patreon page at:

    https://www.patreon.com/naturallyadventurous?fan_landing=true

    Swiestra's Francolin recording courtesy of Ken Behrens

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    Naturally Adventurous Podcast

    Travel Nature Adventure Birding

    43 min
  • Season 2 Episode 9: Alvaro Jaramillo & George Armistead

    Charley chats with the co-hosts of the LIFELIST podcast, Alvaro Jaramillo & George Armistead about some birding adventures from their youth.

    Check out their podcast website at:

    https://www.lifelistpodcast.com/

    Check out a Google map of the places mentioned in this episode.

    https://www.google.com/maps/d/u/0/edit?mid=14i-7y9MKDd7iVE0kiwHenu1YI6Y1mZBR&usp=sharing

    If you wish to support this podcast, please visit our patreon page at:

    https://www.patreon.com/naturallyadventurous?fan_landing=true

    Black Rail recording courtesy of Andrew Spencer, XC109204. Accessible at www.xeno-canto.org/109204.

    License Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0

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

    Naturally Adventurous Podcast

    Travel Nature Adventure Birding

    53 min
  • Season 2 Episode 8: Ken driving across South Africa

    Charley catches up with Ken on his long drive across South Africa 

    Check out a Google map of the places mentioned in this episode.

    https://www.google.com/maps/d/u/0/edit?mid=1UIB6cRH8gZJsBf_Nyv0UkfGUL3L0PMIZ&usp=sharing

    Check out some photos from this episode.

    https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?vanity=naturallyadventurouspodcast&set=a.289909442959734

    If you wish to support this podcast, please visit our patreon page at:

    https://www.patreon.com/naturallyadventurous?fan_landing=true

    Rufous-eared Warbler recording courtesy of Charley Hesse

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

    Naturally Adventurous Podcast

    Travel Nature Adventure Birding

    32 min
  • Season 2 Episode 7: Birding Angola with Noam Shany

    Ken & Charley have a quick chat about Angola, then introduce an interview that Ken recorded with conservationist Noam Shany while he was there.

    Check out a Google map of the Angola Birding Route.

    https://www.google.com/maps/d/u/0/viewer?mid=10p7JmFC2_BU3NdSijU0gyNFXqFt-7xzD&ll=-11.356251760584174%2C14.55156215000003&z=6

    Check out some great photos of Angolan birds on the Birding Angola website.

    https://birdingangola.com/photos/

    If you wish to support this podcast, please visit our patreon page at:

    https://www.patreon.com/naturallyadventurous?fan_landing=true

    White-headed Roin-chat recording courtesy of:

    Arnon Dattner, XC567882. Accessible at www.xeno-canto.org/567882.

    License - Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0

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

    Naturally Adventurous Podcast

    Travel Nature Adventure Birding


    49 min
  • Season 2 Episode 6: Julian Hough in Colombia

    With Ken still AWOL in Africa, Charley chats with Julian Hough about his recent trip to Colombia and the incredible Capuchinbird.

    Check out a Google map of all the places mentioned in the podcast.

    https://www.google.com/maps/d/u/0/edit?mid=1W9i28sVri6z4BT3ObR1pGRewedcHsH1B&usp=sharing

    Episode Photo Gallery:

    https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?vanity=naturallyadventurouspodcast&set=a.278292094121469

    Photos courtesy of Manakin Nature Tours

    https://www.manakinnaturetours.com/

    If you wish to support this podcast, please visit our patreon page at:

    https://www.patreon.com/naturallyadventurous?fan_landing=true

    Capuchinbird recording courtesy of:

    Felipe Arantes, XC600460. Accessible at www.xeno-canto.org/600460.

    License  Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0

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

    Naturally Adventurous Podcast

    Travel Nature Adventure Birding

    48 min
  • Season 2 Episode 5: Ken's journey to Angola

    Ken reappears in Angola and shares his first international travel experience since the start of the pandemic.

    Check out a Google map of all the places mentioned in the podcast.

    https://www.google.com/maps/d/u/0/edit?mid=10vQlotr_jRrilssqI-fYQUen5xIHhu7l&usp=sharing

    Episode Photo Gallery:

    https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?vanity=naturallyadventurouspodcast&set=a.274267337857278

    If you wish to support this podcast, please visit our patreon page at:

    https://www.patreon.com/naturallyadventurous?fan_landing=true

    Rufous-tailed Palm-Thrush recording by Ken Behren's

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    Naturally Adventurous Podcast

    Travel Nature Adventure Birding

    33 min
  • Season 2 Episode 4: Mini-podcast. Charley's hiking adventure in Chiang Mai

    With Ken AWOL in Angola, Charley gives a quick solo update on his recent hiking exploits in Chiang Mai, Thailand.

    Check out a Google map of all the places mentioned in the podcast.

    https://www.google.com/maps/d/u/0/edit?mid=1f-PquBmZI05ebIKzDAkH75j9hrgsU798&usp=sharing

    Episode Photo Gallery:

    https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?vanity=naturallyadventurouspodcast&set=a.269698138314198

    If you wish to support this podcast, please visit our patreon page at:

    https://www.patreon.com/naturallyadventurous?fan_landing=true

    Peregrine Falcon recording courtesy of: 

    Lars Edenius, XC606825. Accessible at www.xeno-canto.org/606825.

    License    Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0

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

    Naturally Adventurous Podcast

    Travel Nature Adventure Birding

    11 min
  • Season 2 Episode 3: Top multi-day hikes to see wildlife (Part 2)

    In this episode, Ken & Charley recount more memorable multi-day hikes. Ken takes us to the high Andes of Bolivia in search of Stygian Own and Charley, down the Manu Road to the Peruvian Amazon.

    Check out a Google map of all the places mentioned in the podcast.

    https://www.google.com/maps/d/u/0/edit?mid=1odNpvBMAVcQzxcbf_wmvz-2XFBLqPCFh&usp=sharing

    Episode Photo Gallery:

    https://www.ken-behrens.com/podcast-photo-gallery/naturally-adventurous---season-2---episode-3---photo-gallery

    If you wish to support this podcast, please visit our patreon page at:

    https://www.patreon.com/naturallyadventurous?fan_landing=true

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

    Naturally Adventurous Podcast

    Travel Nature Adventure Birding

    1 hr
  • Season 2 Episode 2: Top multi-day hikes to see wildlife (Part 1)

    In this episode, Ken & Charley recount a memorable multi-day hike. Ken takes us in search of the Helmet Vanga in Madagascar and Charley, the Marvellous Spatuletail & Long-whiskered Owlet in Northern Peru.

    Check out a Google map of all the places mentioned in the podcast.

    https://www.google.com/maps/d/u/0/edit?mid=15Qju-UJFYyjeyCm15q2RLXw1oF08bqi1&usp=sharing

    Episode Photo Gallery:

    https://www.ken-behrens.com/podcast-photo-gallery/naturally-adventurous---season-2---episode-2---photo-gallery

    If you wish to support this podcast, please visit our patreon page at:

    https://www.patreon.com/naturallyadventurous?fan_landing=true

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

    Naturally Adventurous Podcast

    Travel Nature Adventure Birding

    53 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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