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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

Naturally Adventurous 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

    S4E41: Why is "now" the best time to go birding in Ecuador with Andres Vasquez

    S4E41: Why is "now" the best time to go birding in Ecuador with Andres Vasquez

    Ecuador has been in the news for the wrong reasons, but Andres explains why this shouldn't stop you from going.


    Black Solitaire recording courtesy of Paul Coopmans, XC264773. Accessible at www.xeno-canto.org/264773. License Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0



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    • 42 min
    S4E40: Belize with Andres Vasquez

    S4E40: Belize with Andres Vasquez

    Andres shares some highlights (and lowlights) of his recent trip to Belize with Charley.



    Ocellated Turkey Recording courtesy of Paul Driver, XC522868. Accessible at www.xeno-canto.org/522868. License Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0



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    S4E39: Senegal with Julian Hough (Part 2)

    S4E39: Senegal with Julian Hough (Part 2)

    Julian teases Ken & Charley with some further MEGA sightings from his recent trip to Senegal, including the amazing Golden Nightjar.



    Golden Nightjar recording courtesy of Andrew Spencer, XC448862. Accessible at www.xeno-canto.org/448862. License Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 4.0



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    S4E38: Senegal with Julian Hough (Part 1)

    S4E38: Senegal with Julian Hough (Part 1)

    Julian teases Ken & Charley with some pretty MEGA sightings from his recent trip to Senegal.



    Quail-Plover recording courtesy of Javier Train, XC881227. Accessible at www.xeno-canto.org/881227. License Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0

    Check at the video on the following Ebird checklist:

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    S4E37: Baja's top "birds": Whale Shark and Gray Whale!

    S4E37: Baja's top "birds": Whale Shark and Gray Whale!

    Ken shares the top 5 sightings from his recent Baja trip, as voted by all the tour participants.



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    • 41 min
    S4E36: Yucatan with Ken & Charley

    S4E36: Yucatan with Ken & Charley

    Ken tells Charley about his recent trip to the Yucatan Peninsular.



    Mayan Antthrush recording courtesy of Peter Boesman, XC880113. Accessible at www.xeno-canto.org/880113. License Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 4.0



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