Naturally Adventurous

By Ken Behrens & Charley HesseSociety & Culture Places & Travel

Naturally Adventurous episodes

October 12, 2025 S6E11: Georgia (the country, not the state) with Jackson Hagley
Charley chats with Jackson Hagley about birding in Georgia (the country, not the state)

Caucasian Snowcock recording courtesy of Ding Li Yong, XC678207. Accessible at www.xeno-canto.org/678207. License Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 4.0

Intro by Jenna Pinchbeck https://www.jennapinchbeck.com/ [email protected] check out the website of our sponsor Tropical Birding: https://www.tropicalbirding.com/

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Naturally Adventurous Podcast Nature - Travel - Adventure
44 min
October 05, 2025 S6E10: Photo Management
Charley & Ken chat about why they take photos, how they sort, manage, and backup these photos, and what they do with them. It's a big part of the life most travelling naturalists these days!

Black Eagle recording courtesy of LIN Wen-Horn, XC539063. Accessible at https://xeno-canto.org/539063. License Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0

Intro by Jenna Pinchbeck https://www.jennapinchbeck.com/ [email protected]

Please check out the website of our sponsor Tropical Birding: https://www.tropicalbirding.com/

If you wish to support this podcast, please visit our Patreon page: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.patreon.com/naturallyadventurous?fan_landing=true⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

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Naturally Adventurous - An International Birding & Nature Travel Podcast
58 min
September 28, 2025 S6E9: Charley in Micronesia
Charley tells Ken about his recent trip to Micronesia.

Palau Nightjar recording courtesy of Todd Mark, XC113913. Accessible at www.xeno-canto.org/113913. License Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0

Please check out the website of our sponsor Tropical Birding: https://www.tropicalbirding.com/

If you wish to support this podcast, please visit our Patreon page: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.patreon.com/naturallyadventurous?fan_landing=true⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

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Naturally Adventurous Podcast Nature - Travel - Adventure
48 min
September 21, 2025 S6E8: Birding: Past, present and future, with Marshall Iliff
Charley chats with Marshall Iliff about Ebird, Merlin and Avilist.

Check out Marshall's bio:
https://www.birds.cornell.edu/home/staff/marshall-iliff/
....and his ebird profile:
https://ebird.org/profile/MzQ2MDM/world

Learn more about Avilist:
https://www.birds.cornell.edu/home/avilist-unified-global-checklist/

Hooded Warbler recording courtesy of Joseph Morlan, XC558114. Accessible at www.xeno-canto.org/558114. License Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0

Please check out the website of our sponsor Tropical Birding: https://www.tropicalbirding.com/

If you wish to support this podcast, please visit our Patreon page: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.patreon.com/naturallyadventurous?fan_landing=true⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

Feel free to contact us at: [email protected] &/or [email protected]
Naturally Adventurous Podcast Nature - Travel - Adventure

1 hr 4 min
September 14, 2025 S6E7: Ken in the Dominican Republic
Ken tells Charley about his (somewhat) recent trip around the Dominican Republic. Run-in with the police, long drives, little sleep, rental car company extortion, and yet a great time!

Hispaniolan Lizard Cuckoo recording courtesy of Hans Matheve, XC963056. Accessible at https://xeno-canto.org/963056. License Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 4.0
Please check out the website of our sponsor Tropical Birding: https://www.tropicalbirding.com/

If you wish to support this podcast, please visit our Patreon page: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.patreon.com/naturallyadventurous?fan_landing=true⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

Feel free to contact us at: [email protected] &/or [email protected]
Naturally Adventurous Podcast Nature - Travel - Adventure
1 hr 6 min
September 07, 2025 S6E6: What's in your bag?
Charley & Ken chat about some of the strange items they travel with.

Sooty-headed Bulbul recording courtesy of Greg Irving, XC823878. Accessible at www.xeno-canto.org/823878. License Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0

Intro by Jenna Pinchbeck
https://www.jennapinchbeck.com/
[email protected]

Please check out the website of our sponsor Tropical Birding: https://www.tropicalbirding.com/

If you wish to support this podcast, please visit our Patreon page: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.patreon.com/naturallyadventurous?fan_landing=true⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

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

Naturally Adventurous - An International Birding & Nature Travel Podcast
37 min
August 31, 2025 S6E5: Ken's Western US Roadtrip - Rockies and Great Plains
Charley & Ken chat about the final sector of the long western US road trip that Ken recently embarked upon. What was the biggest surprise, the biggest disappointment, the high point, and the low point?!
Sprague's Pipit recording courtesy of Andrew Spencer, XC13750. Accessible at https://xeno-canto.org/13750. License Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 2.5
Please check out the website of our sponsor Tropical Birding: https://www.tropicalbirding.com/
If you wish to support this podcast, please visit our Patreon page: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.patreon.com/naturallyadventurous?fan_landing=true⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠
Feel free to contact us at: [email protected] &/or [email protected]
Naturally Adventurous Podcast Nature - Travel - Adventure
1 hr 20 min
August 25, 2025 S6E04: Japanese Islands with Charley & Ken
Charley tells Ken about his recent Spring trip around several Japanese islands in search of endemic birds, mammals and herps.

Amami Thrush recording courtesy of Peter Boesman, XC286175. Accessible at www.xeno-canto.org/286175. License Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 4.0
Please check out the website of our sponsor Tropical Birding: https://www.tropicalbirding.com/

If you wish to support this podcast, please visit our Patreon page: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.patreon.com/naturallyadventurous?fan_landing=true⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

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

Naturally Adventurous Podcast Nature - Travel - Adventure
59 min
August 17, 2025 S6E3: Ken's Western US Roadtrip - Pacific Coast
Charley & Ken chat about the Pacific sector of the long western US road trip that Ken recently embarked upon. What was the biggest surprise, the biggest disappointment, the high point, and the low point?!
White-crowned Sparrow recording courtesy of Ed Pandolfino, XC445849. Accessible at https://xeno-canto.org/445849. License Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0
Please check out the website of our sponsor Tropical Birding: https://www.tropicalbirding.com/
If you wish to support this podcast, please visit our Patreon page: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.patreon.com/naturallyadventurous?fan_landing=true⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠
Feel free to contact us at: [email protected] &/or [email protected]
Naturally Adventurous Podcast Nature - Travel - Adventure
1 hr 4 min
August 10, 2025 S6E02: Sicily Top 5 Fish
Charley gives Ken his top 5 fish from his recent trip to Sicily.

Eastern Subalpine Warbler recording courtesy of Nicolò Grasso, XC986799. Accessible at www.xeno-canto.org/986799. License Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0

Please check out the website of our sponsor Tropical Birding: https://www.tropicalbirding.com/

If you wish to support this podcast, please visit our Patreon page: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.patreon.com/naturallyadventurous?fan_landing=true⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

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

Naturally Adventurous Podcast Nature - Travel - Adventure

42 min

About Naturally Adventurous

From the publisher's feed

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.