Naturally Adventurous

By Ken Behrens & Charley HesseSociety & Culture Places & Travel

Naturally Adventurous episodes

May 28, 2021 Episode 41: Guiding in the times of Corona with Andrés Vásquez
Charley & Ken welcome their special guest, Andrés Vásquez. Andrés is a senior guide at Tropical Birding and a long time friend of Charley & Ken's. He has guided several tours since Covid and shares some of his experiences.

Tropical Birding follows ATTA (Adventure Travel Trade Association) health and safety guidelines developed in collaboration with the Cleveland Clinic. These are in line with international travel industry standards.
http://www.tropicalbirding.com/wp-content/uploads/TB-Covid-Guidelines.pdf?fbclid=IwAR2hX6m1ezja9hHy3EIzRc3I1Tc2QV8YE4k9jwjeXX-8HtNGB-3AnY7er5M

Check out Andres's excellent wildlife guide:
https://www.amazon.com/Wildlife-Ecuador-Photographic-Reptiles-Amphibians/dp/0691161364/ref=sr_1_1?dchild=1&keywords=andres+vasquez&qid=1622192318&s=books&sr=1-1

Check out a Google map of all the places mentioned in the podcast.
https://www.google.com/maps/d/u/0/edit?mid=1QvinM2QD_QtSZabhzB8j5O-rXkbtkZw6&usp=sharing

Episode Photo Gallery:
https://www.ken-behrens.com/podcast-photo-gallery/naturally-adventurous---episode-41---photo-gallery

Also check out our other project:
https://www.schoolofbirding.com/

If you wish to support this podcast, please visit our patreon page at:
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Naturally Adventurous Podcast
Travel Nature Adventure Birding
59 min
May 21, 2021 Episode 40: Charley & Ken welcome Tony Croasdale to the show.
Charley & Ken welcome their special guest, Tony Croasdale. Tony is lead-singer for the hardcore punk band R.A.M.B.O. and a hardcore birder. In this episode we explore the surprising parallels between birding & Punk!
Check out a Google map of all the places mentioned in the podcast.
https://www.google.com/maps/d/u/0/edit?mid=1O23H3Y6o3o2GGSCa44Z7Yf4YTTUemHgI&usp=sharing
Episode Photo Gallery:
https://www.ken-behrens.com/podcast-photo-gallery/naturally-adventurous---episode-40---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 2 min
May 14, 2021 Episode 39: Six Great Natural Spectacles
Ken and Charley each talk about three of the most remarkable wildlife spectacles that they have witnessed. These range from migrants streaming overhead in Central America to dogfighting sea-eagles in northern Japan.
Check out our brand-new feature, a Google map of all the places mentioned in the podcast.
https://www.google.com/maps/d/edit?mid=1RYm55YAwJfpmglE84wGZQiN-MJf90yoU&usp=sharing
Episode Photo Gallery:
https://www.ken-behrens.com/podcast-photo-gallery/naturally-adventurous---episode-39---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
39 min
May 07, 2021 Episode 38: Reforestation in Madagascar and forests of southern Thailand
In this episode, Charley & Ken discuss forests. Charley visits several forests in southern Thailand and shares some of his highlights, including the rare 'Demon's eye bird'!
Ken introduces the reforestation project on the land he bought in Madagascar which leads on to Malagasy beaurocracy and marraige culture!

A Google map of all the places mentioned in the podcast.
https://www.google.com/maps/d/edit?mid=1eRVGGC1gEzlqZryX9pu2SQ-e-Oec44uf&usp=sharing
Episode Photo Gallery:
https://www.ken-behrens.com/podcast-photo-gallery/naturally-adventurous---episode-38---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
47 min
April 30, 2021 Episode 37: Regional Focus on Southern Thailand
Charley is still in southern Thailand, so he talks about his recent travels, plus Ken and Charley each present their "top 3" birds from this region, which is part of Sundaland, one of the world's great tracts of tropical forest.
Check out our brand-new feature, a Google map of all the places mentioned in the podcast.
https://www.google.com/maps/d/edit?mid=1ED0Zei58jkAKa5G901IQzugYRlKKbkMd&usp=sharing
Episode Photo Gallery:
https://www.ken-behrens.com/podcast-photo-gallery/naturally-adventurous---episode-37---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
51 min
April 23, 2021 Episode 36: Charley & Ken talk about small islands
As Charley finds himself on the idyllic Koh Surin, Ken and Charley discuss small islands and the wildlife they hold.
Check out our brand new feature, a Google map of all the places mentioned in the podcast.
https://www.google.com/maps/d/edit?mid=15_YuNrfXGXvaY4uUNx8E3M8CbEfI4oxw&usp=sharing
Episode Photo Gallery:
https://www.ken-behrens.com/podcast-photo-gallery/naturally-adventurous---episode-36---photo-gallery
Thanks to Binanda Hatiboruah for the Swamp Prinia recording, our natural sound at the end of the podcast.
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Naturally Adventurous Podcast
Travel Nature Adventure Birding

44 min
April 16, 2021 Episode 35: Charley interviews Ken , "Ask Me Anything" episode!
Charley asks Ken a bunch of questions, so that he and the listeners can get to know him better.

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Barred Antshrike recording by Richard E. Webster
Accessible at https://www.xeno-canto.org/620297
License: Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0
53 min
April 09, 2021 Episode 34: Ken interviews Charley, "Ask Me Anything" episode!
Ken asks Charley a bunch of questions, so that he and the listeners can get to know him better. Would dedicated vegetarian Charley eat meat under any circumstances? Listen to find out!
Episode Photo Gallery: https://www.ken-behrens.com/copy-of-podcast-episode-33
If you wish to support this podcast, please visit our patreon page at:
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Naturally Adventurous Podcast
Travel Nature Adventure Birding
Herring Gull recording by Antero Lindholm, XC620297.
Accessible at https://www.xeno-canto.org/620297
License: Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0
1 hr 5 min
April 02, 2021 Episode 33: Charley & Ken welcome Julian Hough back to the show.
Julian Hough returns for the final episode in a three-part series in which he shares the "Five Craziest Things He Has Done in Pursuit of Birds".
This time he takes us to Turkey for a couple of epic tales, including a heroic rescue, a Kurdish uprising and a helicopter gunship!
Don't forget to check out this week's photo gallery at: https://www.ken-behrens.com/podcast-episode-33
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

Red-wattled Lapwing recording
Citation
Andrew Spencer, XC547542. Accessible at www.xeno-canto.org/547542.
License
Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 4.0
44 min
March 26, 2021 Episode 32: Charley & Ken welcome Julian Hough back to the show.
Julian Hough returns for Part 2 in a three-part series in which he shares the "Five Craziest Things He Has Done in Pursuit of Birds".
This time he takes us on disastrous trips to Ramsey Canyon in Arizona, and in search of (the now extinct) Slender-billed Curlew in Morocco
Don't forget to check out this week's photo gallery at: https://www.ken-behrens.com/podcast-episode-32
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

Slender-billed Curlew Recording courtesy of Adam Gretton
https://www.xeno-canto.org/398794
Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International (CC BY-NC-SA 4.0)
43 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.