Naturally Adventurous

By Ken Behrens & Charley Hesse

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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. Contact Ken and Charley: ken.behrens@gmail.com and cfchesse@gmail.com Photo Galleries: https://www.ken-behrens.com/naturally-adventurous-podcast

Episode Date
S6E35: Ken in Eastern Panama
Mar 29, 2026
S6E34: Central Peru with Jason Lewis
Mar 22, 2026
S6E33: Finland & Norway with Julian Hough
Mar 15, 2026
S6E32: Charley's Japan Top 5 Birds
Mar 08, 2026
S6E31: Charley's local birding patch
Mar 01, 2026
S6E30: Ken's Six Weeks in Panama (part 1)
Feb 22, 2026
S6E29: Bulgaria with Nick Bonomo
Feb 15, 2026
S6E28: Japanese Giant Salamanders with Richard Pearce
Feb 08, 2026
S6E27: Argentina with Andres Vasquez
Feb 01, 2026
S6E26: Ken's weekend in Chiang Mai
Jan 25, 2026
S6E25: Seeing the World's Bird Families
Jan 18, 2026
S6E24: Douglas McMeekin, a life of adventure in the Amazon
Jan 11, 2026
S6E23: Rail-Babbler & Hypocolius bite the dust.
Jan 04, 2026
S6E22: State of the Pod and 2025 Wrap-Up
Dec 28, 2025
S6E21: Oman Top 6 Highlights with Charley & Ken
Dec 21, 2025
S6E20: Rediscovering Lost Indian Birds with Harish Thangaraj
Dec 14, 2025
S6E19: New Britain with Charley & Ken
Dec 07, 2025
S6E18: Myanmar with Charlie Harcourt
Nov 30, 2025
S6E17: Ken in Ecuador - Part 2
Nov 23, 2025
S6E16: Lebanon with Colin Conroy
Nov 16, 2025
S6E15: Indonesia with Charley & Ken
Nov 09, 2025
S6E14: Ryan and Derek Sallmann - North American Top 5 Destinations
Nov 02, 2025
S6E13: Ken in Ecuador - Part 1
Oct 26, 2025
NEWSFLASH: What's Happening in Madagascar?!
Oct 22, 2025
S6E12: Cuba with Mollee Brown
Oct 19, 2025
S6E11: Georgia (the country, not the state) with Jackson Hagley
Oct 12, 2025
S6E10: Photo Management
Oct 05, 2025
S6E9: Charley in Micronesia
Sep 28, 2025
S6E8: Birding: Past, present and future, with Marshall Iliff
Sep 21, 2025
S6E7: Ken in the Dominican Republic
Sep 14, 2025
S6E6: What's in your bag?
Sep 07, 2025
S6E5: Ken's Western US Roadtrip - Rockies and Great Plains
Aug 31, 2025
S6E04: Japanese Islands with Charley & Ken
Aug 25, 2025
S6E3: Ken's Western US Roadtrip - Pacific Coast
Aug 17, 2025
S6E02: Sicily Top 5 Fish
Aug 10, 2025
S6E1: Ken's Western US Roadtrip - SW Deserts
Aug 03, 2025
S5E50: Venezuela with Diego Calderon
Jul 13, 2025
S5E49: Guam bird conservation with Martin Kastner
Jul 06, 2025
S5E48: Somaliland with Keith Barnes
Jun 29, 2025
S5E47: Central African Republic with Rod Cassidy
Jun 22, 2025
S5E46: Western US Roadtrip - Part 1
Jun 15, 2025
S5E45: Morocco Top 5 birds with Charley & Julian
Jun 08, 2025
S5E44: Morocco freeform chat with Charley & Julian
Jun 01, 2025
S5E43: Costa Rica Phototour with Charley & Ken
May 25, 2025
S5E42: Lesser Antilles with Will McPhail
May 18, 2025
S5E41: Puerto Rico with Julian Hough
May 11, 2025
S5E40: Spain with Charley & Ken
May 04, 2025
S5E39: Andres Vasquez and Ken in Tanzania
Apr 27, 2025
S5E38: Guiding in Thailand with Dorian Anderson
Apr 20, 2025
S5E37: The Kokoda Track with Stephan Lorenz.
Apr 13, 2025
S5E36: Charley & Ken's favourite places to guide.
Apr 06, 2025
S5E35: Illness & injury While travelling.
Mar 30, 2025
S5E34: PNG with Stephan Lorenz
Mar 23, 2025
S5E33: How to Start Travelling the Globe on a Budget
Mar 16, 2025
S5E32: Staying Healthy While Travelling
Mar 09, 2025
S5E31: Madagascar Enigmatic Wildlife, with Zac Babbit
Mar 02, 2025
S5E30: Cultural Immersion on a Birding Tour
Feb 23, 2025
S5E29: Ken Finally Makes it to Brazil!
Feb 16, 2025
S5E28: Suriname with Andres Vasquez
Feb 09, 2025
S5E27: Ken chats with Luciano Siviter, 19 years old with 10 years of guiding experience!
Feb 02, 2025
S5E26: Charley's top 5 mammals in Sichuan
Jan 26, 2025
S5E25: China with Sid Francis & Keith Barnes
Jan 19, 2025
S5E24: Interview with Patrick Maurice
Jan 12, 2025
S5E23: BATS!!!!
Jan 05, 2025
S5E22: New Caledonia and Maybe the World's Weirdest Bird
Dec 29, 2024
S5E21: Ken's top 10 Birds from New Zealand
Dec 22, 2024
S5E20: South America Big Year with Chris Bell
Dec 15, 2024
S5E19: NEW ZEALAND - CHARLEY'S TOP 5 BIRDS
Dec 08, 2024
S5E18: Aotearoa (New Zealand), Land of Surprises
Dec 01, 2024
S5E17: Under Over Down Under
Nov 24, 2024
S5E16: Alaska Top 12 Highlights (part 2)
Nov 16, 2024
S5E15: Northern Territory
Nov 10, 2024
S5E14: OUTBACK AUSTRALIA ROADTRIP
Nov 03, 2024
S5E13: Alaska Top 12 Highlights (part 1)
Oct 27, 2024
S5E12: Palau with Doug Whitman
Oct 20, 2024
S5E11: Why Alaska is indeed "The Great Land"
Oct 13, 2024
S5E10: Lovebirds in Zambia & the long journey home.
Oct 06, 2024
S5E09: Madeira & Zino's Petrel with Chris Sloan
Sep 29, 2024
S5E08: Sumatra Top 5 Birds
Sep 22, 2024
S5E07: Namibia to Victoria Falls - The Highlights
Sep 15, 2024
S5E06: Peter Kaestner's Adventures in Zaire
Sep 08, 2024
S5E05: Namibia to Victoria Falls - an ill-fated overland trip.
Sep 01, 2024
S5E04 Borneo Top 5 Mammals
Aug 25, 2024
S5E03 Northern Marianas with Doug Whitman
Aug 18, 2024
S5E02 How Ken Almost Broke His Hand While Visiting Relatives in Uganda
Aug 11, 2024
S5E01 Ken & Charley's birding big day in Gauteng South Africa
Aug 04, 2024
S4E50: Equatorial Guinea with Sam Jones
Jul 14, 2024
S4E49: The Greatest Country in the World, with Charley & Ken
Jul 07, 2024
S4E48:The worst kept secret in Central Asia, with Charley & Ken
Jun 30, 2024
S4E47: Travelling with babies with Melissa & Ross Gallardy
Jun 23, 2024
S4E46: "Hotel Amor" Argentina Storytime
Jun 16, 2024
S4E45: Search for the Malayan Crested Argus with James Eaton
Jun 09, 2024
S4E44: Southern Spain with Ken
Jun 02, 2024
S4E43: The Extinction Capital of the World with Lance Tanino
May 26, 2024
S4E42: Ken Interviewed by Luke Thompson
May 19, 2024
S4E41: Why is "now" the best time to go birding in Ecuador with Andres Vasquez
May 12, 2024
S4E40: Belize with Andres Vasquez
May 05, 2024
S4E39: Senegal with Julian Hough (Part 2)
Apr 28, 2024
S4E38: Senegal with Julian Hough (Part 1)
Apr 21, 2024
S4E37: Baja's top "birds": Whale Shark and Gray Whale!
Apr 14, 2024
S4E36: Yucatan with Ken & Charley
Apr 07, 2024
S4E35: Charley's top birds from the birthplace of Karate
Mar 31, 2024
S4E34: "The Cartels are your Friend!" Ken in West Mexico
Mar 24, 2024
S4E33: Charley's Top 5 Mammals - Japan
Mar 17, 2024
S4E32: Zac Babbit Returns - Florida (Herp) Man Speaks!
Mar 10, 2024
S4E31: California with Ken & Charley
Mar 03, 2024
S4E30: Birding vs bird photography with Ben Knoot
Feb 25, 2024
S4E29: Mauritius with Charley & Ken
Feb 18, 2024
S4E28: Thermal Imaging Devices as a Natural History Game-Changer
Feb 11, 2024
S4E27: One of the most dangerous countries in the W Hemisphere?!
Feb 04, 2024
S4E26: Dorian's Bicycle Big Year (Part 2)
Jan 28, 2024
S4E25: Dorian's Bicycle Big Year (Part 1)
Jan 21, 2024
S4E24: Charley's Thailand Top 5
Jan 14, 2024
S4E23: Ken's Costa Rica Top 10 (part 2)
Jan 07, 2024
S4E22: Ken & Charley's year in review.
Dec 31, 2023
S4E21: Ken's Costa Rica Top 10 (part 1)
Dec 24, 2023
S4E20: Costa Rica with Ken & Charley
Dec 17, 2023
S4E19: Manu adventure with Charley (Chasing Feathers compilation)
Dec 10, 2023
S4E18: Snorkelling in Thailand with Ronell Mostert
Dec 03, 2023
S4E17: Guatemala with Daniel Aldana
Nov 26, 2023
S4E16: Charley on the CNX podcast
Nov 19, 2023
S4E14: Taiwan chat with Ken & Charley.
Nov 12, 2023
S4E15: Herping in Madagascar with Zac Babbit
Nov 12, 2023
S4E13: Shark adventures with Ronell Mostert
Oct 28, 2023
S4E12: Kazakhstan & Uzbekistan with Keith Barnes
Oct 22, 2023
S4E09: Evolution of birding with Gunnar Engblom
Oct 21, 2023
S4E11: Air travel (part 1) with Charley & Ken
Oct 15, 2023
S4E10: Darting Brown Bears in Pakistan with Richard Burroughs
Oct 08, 2023
S4E08: Peru adventures with Gunnar Engblom
Sep 24, 2023
S4E07: South Africa family trip with Julian Hough
Sep 17, 2023
S4E06: Newfoundland with Ken & Charley
Sep 10, 2023
S4E05: Fiji with Charley & Ken
Sep 03, 2023
S4E04: Uganda with Prossy
Aug 26, 2023
S4E03: Discovering a new bird species in Colombia with Peter Kaestner
Aug 20, 2023
S4E02: Borneo with Adrian Loong
Aug 13, 2023
S4E01: Writing books with Charley & Ken
Aug 06, 2023
S3E50: Paraguay with Angus Pritchard
Jul 16, 2023
S3E49: Big year and beyond with Tiffany Kersten
Jul 09, 2023
S3E48: Mammal Watching with Charles Foley & Jon Hall
Jul 02, 2023
S3E47: Ken interviews Alison Világ - Part 2: (Nearly) Marooned on a Superior Island
Jun 25, 2023
S3E46: Ken interviews Alison Világ - Part 1: "So Cold That It Hurts!"
Jun 18, 2023
S3E45: The Philippines with Ken & Charley
Jun 11, 2023
S3E44: Charley's Top 5 South Indian bird sightings
Jun 04, 2023
S3E43: India with Ken & Charley
May 28, 2023
S3E42: Cambodia highlights with Ken & Charley
May 21, 2023
S3E41: Cambodia with Ken & Charley (Whatsapp episode)
May 14, 2023
S3E40: Wildlife conservation in India with Pravin Shanmughanandam.
May 07, 2023
S3E39: Indonesia with Aidan Place. Searching for lost and new species.
Apr 30, 2023
S3E38: Congo Peacock adventure with Sam Jones
Apr 23, 2023
S3E37: Dominican Republic with Nick Bonomo
Apr 15, 2023
S3E36: A day in the life of Charley & Ken
Apr 09, 2023
S3E35: Travelling Japanese-style with Mikiko Hashiba
Apr 02, 2023
S3E34: Pumas in Chile with Charley & Ken
Mar 26, 2023
S3E33: Masked Finfoot & Big Year highlights with Phil Chaon
Mar 19, 2023
S3E32: Charley's Hokkaido Highlights
Mar 12, 2023
S3E31: Japan Freeform with Charley & Ken
Mar 05, 2023
S3E30: Cyprus with Stavros Chrystodoulides
Feb 26, 2023
S3E29: Taste of Sulawesi
Feb 19, 2023
S3E28: West Papua
Feb 12, 2023
S3E27: Ken's Argentina trip top 11 birds (5 to 1)
Feb 05, 2023
S3E26: Ken's Argentina trip top 11 birds (11 to 6)
Jan 29, 2023
S3E25: Argentina Intro
Jan 22, 2023
S3E24: Falkland Islands with Charley & Ken
Jan 15, 2023
S3E23: First day in Chile with Charley
Jan 08, 2023
S3E22: Further Central Peruvian adventures with Ben Lucking
Jan 01, 2023
S3E21: Central Peru with Ben Lucking
Dec 25, 2022
S3E20: Sketching adventures with Christine Elder
Dec 18, 2022
S3E19: Nature sketching with Christine Elder
Dec 11, 2022
S2E18: Natural Sound Recording
Dec 04, 2022
S3E17: Australia highlights with Charley & Jerry Conolly
Nov 27, 2022
S3E16: Australia chat with Charley Hesse & Jerry Connolly
Nov 20, 2022
S3E15: Forest Jarvis top Philippine birding adventures
Nov 14, 2022
S3E14: Ken chats with Forest Jarvis about the Philippines
Nov 06, 2022
S3E13: Julian's Driving Stories
Oct 30, 2022
S3E12: Italy chat with Charley & Ken
Oct 23, 2022
S2E11: The Sultanate of Oman
Oct 15, 2022
S3E10: Language learning
Oct 09, 2022
S3E9: Language in South Africa
Oct 02, 2022
S2E8: Top 3 South Africa Tour Highlights
Sep 25, 2022
S3E7: Jerry Connolly Interview - Part 2
Sep 18, 2022
S3E6: Jerry Connolly Interview - Part 1
Sep 11, 2022
S3E5: African Safari
Sep 04, 2022
S3E4: Family life of a guide
Aug 28, 2022
S3E3: Disasters on tours
Aug 21, 2022
S3E2: North American Bird Migration
Aug 14, 2022
S3E1: Driving
Aug 07, 2022
S2E50: Borneo birds - Ken's top 5
Jul 24, 2022
S2E49: Malaysia - Crossroads of Sundaland
Jul 17, 2022
S2E48: European Habitats - Dale Forbes's Top 5 & Bottom 1
Jul 10, 2022
S2E47: Australasian Habitats - Iain Campbell's Top 5 & Bottom 1
Jul 03, 2022
S2E46: Neotropical Habitats - Andres Vasquez's Top 5 Bottom 1
Jun 26, 2022
S2E45: Afrotropical Habitats - Ken's Top 5 Bottom 1
Jun 19, 2022
S2E44: Nearctic Habitats - Phil Chaon's Top 5 Bottom 1
Jun 12, 2022
S2E43: Indo-Malaya Habitats - Charley's Top 5
Jun 05, 2022
S2E42: Texas
May 29, 2022
S2E41: Enigmatic Wildlife Tours with Keith Barnes
May 22, 2022
S2E40: Ghana highlights with Charley & Ken
May 15, 2022
S2E39: Ghana conservation with Mark Williams.
May 08, 2022
S2E38: Costa Rica with Ken & Charley
May 01, 2022
S2E37: El Salvador with Mollee Brown
Apr 24, 2022
S2E36: Israel with Ken and Charley (Part II)
Apr 17, 2022
S2E35: Israel with Ken and Charley
Apr 10, 2022
S2E34: Charley in California with Julian Hough
Apr 03, 2022
S2E33: Malawi Microcosm - a chat with Dzalanyama manager Frackson Kachiwawa
Mar 27, 2022
S2E32: Ecotourism in Ecuador with Graciela Erazo & Keith Barnes
Mar 20, 2022
S2E31: Charley and Ken Seychelles chat
Mar 13, 2022
S2E30: Hannah & Erik Go Birding in South Africa
Mar 06, 2022
S2E29: Charley's Top 5 birds from N Colombia
Feb 27, 2022
S2E28: Colombian Frontiers, an interview with Diego Calderon
Feb 20, 2022
S2E27: South(west) Pacific, an interview with Peter Kaestner - Part 2
Feb 13, 2022
S2E26: South(west) Pacific, an interview with Peter Kaestner - Part 1
Feb 06, 2022
S2E25: Oceania with Lisle Gwynn
Jan 30, 2022
S2E24: Herping with Kevin Hutcheson. Gators, haunted houses & fairies!?
Jan 23, 2022
S2E23: Travel safety
Jan 14, 2022
S2E22: Top Namibian birds with Charley & Ken
Jan 07, 2022
S2E21: Red-breasted Nuthatch madness, a.k.a. the Woodstock of birding. Ken chats with Julian Hough about birding culture (Part 2)
Jan 03, 2022
S2E20: Stringing, Twitching, and Getting Gripped! Ken chats with Julian Hough about birding culture (Part 1)
Dec 27, 2021
S2E19: Namibia highlights & SNAKES!!!
Dec 17, 2021
S2E18: Namibia mini-episode
Dec 10, 2021
S2E17: Ken's Top 5 Adventures in Mozambique and Malawi
Dec 03, 2021
S2E16: Further Mozambique & eSwatini (Swaziland) adventures with Ken Behrens
Nov 26, 2021
S2E15: Mozambique & Malawi adventures with Ken Behrens
Nov 19, 2021
S2E14: Night drives in South Africa with Jonnyboy September
Nov 12, 2021
S2E13: Overlanding Africa with Meliisa & Ross Gallardy
Nov 05, 2021
S2E12: South Africa tour highlights with Ken Behrens
Oct 29, 2021
S2E11: Bolivia multi-day trek and the death road with Joshua Covill
Oct 22, 2021
S2E10: Angola Top 5 wildlife experiences with Ken Behrens
Oct 15, 2021
Season 2 Episode 9: Alvaro Jaramillo & George Armistead
Oct 08, 2021
Season 2 Episode 8: Ken driving across South Africa
Oct 06, 2021
Season 2 Episode 7: Birding Angola with Noam Shany
Sep 24, 2021
Season 2 Episode 6: Julian Hough in Colombia
Sep 17, 2021
Season 2 Episode 5: Ken's journey to Angola
Sep 10, 2021
Season 2 Episode 4: Mini-podcast. Charley's hiking adventure in Chiang Mai
Sep 03, 2021
Season 2 Episode 3: Top multi-day hikes to see wildlife (Part 2)
Aug 27, 2021
Season 2 Episode 2: Top multi-day hikes to see wildlife (Part 1)
Aug 20, 2021
Season 2 Episode 1: Introducing the new theme music
Aug 13, 2021
Episode 50: Birdie Big Year: Elevating Women Birders with Tiffany Kersten
Jul 30, 2021
Epidode 49: Ken's Adventure on Montagne des Français, and an interview with Aubin Andriajaona
Jul 23, 2021
Episode 48: African Wild Dog adventures with Tarik Bodasing
Jul 16, 2021
Episode 47: Ken and Charley's Favorite Wildlife Destinations... for Food: Part 3
Jul 09, 2021
Episode 46: Elephant adventures with Tarik Bodasing
Jul 02, 2021
Episode 45: Ken and Charley's Favorite Wildlife Destinations... for Food: Part 2
Jun 25, 2021
Episode 44: Adventures in African Conservation with Tarik Bodasing
Jun 18, 2021
Episode 43: Ken and Charley's Favorite Wildlife Destinations... for Food: Part 1
Jun 11, 2021
Episode 42: Birding adventures in Ecuador with Andrés Vásquez
Jun 04, 2021
Episode 41: Guiding in the times of Corona with Andrés Vásquez
May 28, 2021
Episode 40: Charley & Ken welcome Tony Croasdale to the show.
May 21, 2021
Episode 39: Six Great Natural Spectacles
May 14, 2021
Episode 38: Reforestation in Madagascar and forests of southern Thailand
May 07, 2021
Episode 37: Regional Focus on Southern Thailand
Apr 30, 2021
Episode 36: Charley & Ken talk about small islands
Apr 23, 2021
Episode 35: Charley interviews Ken , "Ask Me Anything" episode!
Apr 16, 2021
Episode 34: Ken interviews Charley, "Ask Me Anything" episode!
Apr 09, 2021
Episode 33: Charley & Ken welcome Julian Hough back to the show.
Apr 02, 2021
Episode 32: Charley & Ken welcome Julian Hough back to the show.
Mar 26, 2021
Episode 31: Charley & Ken welcome Julian Hough to the show.
Mar 19, 2021
Episode 30: Adventure Close to Home
Mar 12, 2021
Episode 29: Charley & Ken welcome Adam Cruickshank to the show.
Mar 07, 2021
Episode 28: Ken and Charley's #1 Lifetime Mammal Sightings
Feb 26, 2021
Episode 27: Ken & Charley welcome Nate Swick to the show
Feb 20, 2021
Episode 26: Ken's Top 10 Lifetime Mammals, numbers 2-4
Feb 12, 2021
Episode 25: Charley's Top 10 Lifetime Mammals, numbers 3 and 2
Feb 05, 2021
Episode 24: Ken's Top 10 Lifetime Mammals, numbers 6 and 5
Jan 29, 2021
Episode 23: Interview with Emile Rajeriarison, from Ranomafana, Madagascar
Jan 25, 2021
Episode 22: Adventures in Madagascar & Thailand
Jan 15, 2021
Episode 21: Charley's Top 10 Lifetime Mammals - numbers 4-5
Jan 01, 2021
Episode 20: Ken's rugged northern Madagascar adventure with Linjo (Part 2)
Dec 25, 2020
Episode 19: Charley's Thailand travels and Ken's rugged northern Madagascar adventure with Linjo
Dec 16, 2020
Episode 18: Ken's Top 10 Lifetime Mammals - numbers 7-8
Nov 27, 2020
Episode 17: Northern Thai National Parks
Nov 20, 2020
Episode 16: Ken's Top 10 Lifetime Mammals - numbers 9-10
Nov 13, 2020
Episode 15. Charley's Top 10 lifetime mammals (Number 6-7).
Nov 06, 2020
Episode 14: Freestyle - Ken's epic Madagascar family trip, and festival time in Thailand
Nov 04, 2020
Episode 13: Freestyle - adventures in Chiang Mai and Northern Madagascar
Oct 16, 2020
Episode 12: Charley's Top 10 Lifetime Mammals - numbers 8-10
Oct 09, 2020
Episode 11: A Chat with Phil Chaon
Oct 02, 2020
Episode 10: Life in Madagascar.
Sep 25, 2020
Episode 9: Life in Thailand
Sep 18, 2020
Episode 8: Charley & Ken welcome Keith Barnes to the show.
Sep 10, 2020
Episode 7: Ken's 1-3 top lifetime birds
Sep 04, 2020
Episode 6: Charley's Top 10 lifetime birding experiences - number 1-3
Aug 28, 2020
Episode 5: Moving to Africa
Aug 20, 2020
Episode 4: Ken's Top 10 Lifetime Birds - numbers 4-5
Aug 14, 2020
Episode 3: Charley's Top 10 Lifetime Birds - numbers 4-5
Aug 05, 2020
Episode 2: Ken's Top 10 Lifetime Birds - numbers 6-10
Jul 31, 2020
Episode 1: Charley's Top 10 Lifetime Birds - numbers 6-10
Jul 27, 2020