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On this week's episode, our special guest is Julian Hough. British by birth, he has spent half his life living in the US and is a well-known birder there. Julian is a veteran world birder with many tales to tell. Today he embarks on the first in a three-part series in which he shares the "Five Craziest Things He Has Done in Pursuit of Birds". 

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Tiger recording by videog  https://freesound.org/people/videog/sounds/149190/  Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported (CC BY 3.0) 

Bird sounds by Jean Roché, XC507737. Accessible at www.xeno-canto.org/507737  Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0

Find out why Ken's Google Maps is now in Turkish, and about Charley's struggles to keep finding new birds for his rabid birder son. 

This week's photo gallery: https://www.ken-behrens.com/podcast-episode-30

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On this week's episode, our special guest is host of The Birding Life Podcast, Adam Cruickshank. The 3 of us share a nostalgic look at each of our favourite 3 South African birds.

Don't forget to check out this week's MEGA photo gallery at: https://www.ken-behrens.com/podcast-episode-28-1

Find information about Adam's podcast at https://www.thebirdinglife.com 

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Ken and Charley reach a long series of episodes about their top 10 lifetime mammal sightings. Want clues about what they are? How about Peter Matthiessen and earth-pig?!

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Episode Photo Gallery: https://www.ken-behrens.com/podcast-episode-28

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On this week's episode, our special guest is host of the popular America Birding Podcast, Nate Swick. He entertains us with stories from his Top 5 wildlife encounters from such far-flung places as Uganda, Honduras and the state he calls home, North Carolina.

Check out out photo gallery at:

https://www.ken-behrens.com/podcast-episode-27

Our natural sound was courtesy of the Wolf Conservation Center. Please check out their website at:

https://nywolf.org/

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We approach the grand finale of our top 10 mammals list. Ken talks about unforgettable sightings of two wild dogs and one wild cat. Coming soon: Charley and Ken's #1 top lifetime mammals. 

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Episode Photo Gallery: https://www.ken-behrens.com/copy-of-podcast-episode-25

The natural sound is a recording of a lone wolf made in Wrangell-St. Elias National Park and Preserve by betchkal (CC0 1.0 Universal (CC0 1.0))

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Charley continues telling Ken his Top 10 lifetime mammal sightings, today with the other-worldly Aye-Aye from Madagascar and a hair-raising encounter whilst tracking Black Rhinos in Namibia.

Charley also announces his brand-new tutorial on 'How to Get Kids into Birding' which can be found at https://www.schoolofbirding.com/

Ken's recent appearance on the Nature Hypeman podcast can be found here https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/wildlife-observer-network/id1506963646

Also, an interesting article on Yao Ming's efforts to reduce wildlife poaching can be found here https://wildaid.org/the-duke-of-cambridge-david-beckham-and-yao-ming-team-up-for-rhinos-and-elephants/

As always, the episode gallery can be found at https://www.ken-behrens.com/podcast-2

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Charley tells about a weekend trip with his bird-obsessed son to Doi Lang, one of the weirdest birding spots on Earth. Then Ken and Charley return to Ken's top 10 list, with Ken's numbers 5 and 6: Gorilla and Humpback Whale. A diverse pair: one Great Ape, and one huge marine mammal!

Check out Charley's new tutorial about planning a birding trip on www.schoolofbirding.com/

Episode Photo Gallery: https://www.ken-behrens.com/podcast-episode-24

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After an intro from Ken and Charley, this episode features a long interview with one of Madagascar's most remarkable naturalists and local guides. The campfire conversation with Ken ranges from Emile's personal story of falling in love with the forest, to a near-fatal lightning strike while collecting snakes, to Emile's view of the future of Madagascar's forests. 

Check out Charley's new tutorial on how to plan a birding trip, at https://www.schoolofbirding.com/

Episode photo gallery: https://www.ken-behrens.com/podcast-episode-23

The mixed bird flock recording at the beginning of the episode includes the voices of 7 species of Malagasy birds. Can anyone identify them all?! Throughout the interview with Emile you can hear Boulenger's Bridge Frog, plus several species of birds!

Apologies for a few technical imperfections, stemming from issues with Ken's microphone cable, plus frequent pops from the campfire during the Emile interview!

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Ken tells of his further adventures with Linjo in Madagascar, including the ascent of one of Madagascar's highest mountains.

Charley tells of a close encounter with some rare pheasants in northeast Thailand.

Episode Photo Gallery: https://www.ken-behrens.com/podcast-episode-22

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