Naturally Adventurous

Naturally Adventurous

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

  • S5E31: Madagascar Enigmatic Wildlife, with Zac Babbit

    Ken talks with Zac about a tour to Madagascar that Zac recently guided, in search of some of the "8th Continent's" rarest creatures. You might be shocked by the creature that tops his list!

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

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    Naturally Adventurous Podcast - Nature - Travel

    1 hr 1 min
  • S5E30: Cultural Immersion on a Birding Tour
    Charley & Ken discuss cultural immersion on their recent tours to Japan & India.White-cheeked Barbet recording courtesy of Rajgopal Patil, XC574863. Accessible at www.xeno-canto.org/574863. 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=true⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Feel free to contact us at: [email protected] &/or [email protected] Naturally Adventurous Podcast Nature - Travel - Adventure
    1 hr 3 min
  • S5E29: Ken Finally Makes it to Brazil!

    Ken and Charley chat about Brazil, a country that Ken recently visited for the first time. Spoiler alert: he loved it!

    Bare-throated Bellbird recording courtesy of Mateus Gonçalves Santos, XC776815. Accessible at https://xeno-canto.org/776815. License Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0
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    Naturally Adventurous Podcast - Nature - Travel



    58 min
  • S5E28: Suriname with Andres Vasquez

    Charley chats with his colleague Andres Vasquez about birding in Suriname.


    Capuchinbird recording courtesy of Felipe Arantes, XC600460. Accessible at www.xeno-canto.org/600460. License Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0


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

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

    Check out our sponsor Tropical Birding's website:
    https://www.tropicalbirding.com/

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

    Naturally Adventurous Podcast - Nature - Travel

    38 min
  • S5E27: Ken chats with Luciano Siviter, 19 years old with 10 years of guiding experience!

    Ken chats with Luciano Siviter about his unique childhood close to the natural world, his travels in the neotropics, and about Mexico and Mexican birding.

    Luciano's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/lucianosbirding/

    Luciano's profile as an Audubon Mexico guide: http://www.audubonmexico.org/our-guides/

    Santa Marta Antbird recording courtesy of Lucas Lombardo, XC540972. Accessible at https://xeno-canto.org/540972. License: Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0

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

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

    Check out our sponsor Tropical Birding's website: https://www.tropicalbirding.com/


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

    Naturally Adventurous Podcast - Nature - Travel

    55 min
  • S5E26: Charley's top 5 mammals in Sichuan

    Charley recounts to Ken his Top 5 mammal encounters from his recent mammal watching trip in Sichuan

    Grey Wolf recording courtesy of Jarek Matusiak, XC961981. Accessible at www.xeno-canto.org/961981. License Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 4.0
    If you wish to support this podcast, please visit our Patreon page at:
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    Naturally Adventurous Podcast - Nature - Travel


    40 min
  • S5E25: China with Sid Francis & Keith Barnes
    Charley & Keith Barnes chat with Sichuan resident (British) bird and mammal guide Sid Francis.
    Sambar Deer recording courtesy of Redpandacat © Nat Panda, some rights reserved (CC-BY-NC-SA)
    Accessible at: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/145738540
    If you wish to support this podcast, please visit our Patreon page at:
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    Naturally Adventurous Podcast - Nature - Travel
    40 min
  • S5E24: Interview with Patrick Maurice

    Ken chats with Georgia birder, naturalist, and guide Patrick Maurice. You can find Patrick online here:

    Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100010267353256

    Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/patrickmaurice24/


    Bachman's Sparrow recording courtesy of Patrick Maurice.


    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 - Nature - Travel

    1 hr 7 min
  • S5E23: BATS!!!!
    The guys discuss Charley's new obsession. BATS!!!
    Hammer-headed Fruit-Bat recording courtesy of Frank Willems, XC940650. Accessible at www.xeno-canto.org/940650. License Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0
    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 - Nature - Travel
    44 min
  • S5E22: New Caledonia and Maybe the World's Weirdest Bird

    New Caledonia is a Melanesian island northeast of Australia. It's home to an amazing bird that makes up its own family. Ken visited recently, and Charley a few years ago. They talk about this unique island, from its political situation to its biological diversity.

    Kagu recording courtesy of Andrew Spencer, XC311983. Accessible at https://xeno-canto.org/311983. License: Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 4.0

    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 - Nature - Travel

    55 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.

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