
Naturally Adventurous
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Charley Hesse and Ken Behrens have traveled across much of the globe, and accumulated a lifetime's 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..
Naturally Adventurous
2d ago
Charley chats with international bird guide Stephan Lorenz about birding in PNG.
Streaked Bowerbird recording courtesy of Todd Mark, XC524402. Accessible at www.xeno-canto.org/524402. 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: cfchesse@gmail.com &/or ken.behrens@gmail.com
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Naturally Adventurous
1w ago
Looking to start some global birding or natural history travel, but have a limited budget, and not sure where to go first? This episode is for you! Ken and Charley give a global, continent-by-continent overview of what they consider the best destinations for the first-time budget traveller.
CORRECTION: Ken stated that Costa Rica is likely the most English-speaking Neotropical country, but while editing the podcast realized that Belize and Guyana are definitely more Anglophone than CR.
Banded Broadbill recording courtesy of Peter Boesman, XC290609. Accessible at https://xeno-canto.org/290609. L ..read more
Naturally Adventurous
2w ago
Charley & Ken discuss their personal practices for staying healthy while travelling the globe. From "doing C" to nasal rinses to battery-powered white noise machines!
Ring-necked Dove (Cape Turtle-Dove) recording courtesy of Craig Robertson, XC586183. Accessible at whttps://xeno-canto.org/586183. License Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0
Please check out the website of our sponsor Tropical Birding: https://www.tropicalbirding.com/
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Naturally Adventurous
3w ago
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/
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: ken.behrens@gmail.com &/or cfchesse@gmail.com
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Naturally Adventurous
1M ago
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: ken.behrens@gmail.com &/or cfchesse@gmail.com Naturally Adventu ..read more
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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 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: ken.behrens@gmail.com &/or cfchesse@gmail.com Naturally Adventurous Podcast - Nature - Travel ..read more
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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: ken.behrens@gmail.com &/or cfchesse@gmail.com
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Naturally Adventurous
1M ago
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
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Naturally Adventurous
2M ago
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: https://www.patreon.com/naturallyadventurous?fan_landing=true Feel free to contact us at: ken.behrens@gmail.com &/or cfchesse@gmail.com Naturally Adventurous Podcast - Nature - Travel ..read more