S6E12: Cuba with Mollee Brown

S6E12: Cuba with Mollee Brown

Author: Ken Behrens & Charley Hesse October 19, 2025 Duration: 1:20:15

Ken chats with Mollee Brown about birding in Cuba. Covering this country is long overdue on the podcast!


Check out Mollee's website, with information about her consulting services and tours that she guides: https://nighthawkagency.com/


Cuban Solitaire recording courtesy of GABRIEL LEITE, XC975391. Accessible at https://xeno-canto.org/975391. License Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0

Intro by Jenna Pinchbeck https://www.jennapinchbeck.com/ Jennapinchbeck@gmail.comPlease 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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There’s a particular kind of curiosity that pulls you off the beaten path, toward the rustle in the undergrowth or the call from a distant canopy. Naturally Adventurous is built on that impulse, hosted by two guides who have followed it across continents. Ken Behrens and Charley Hesse aren’t just passing through; they’ve built lives in the remote corners where they’ve settled, from Madagascar to Thailand, Ecuador to South Africa. Their conversations are less like formal interviews and more like the stories swapped at the end of a long day in the field, rich with the details of a lifelong obsession with birds and natural history. Each episode pulls you into the texture of a place-the sounds, the surprises, the occasional misadventures-that comes from seeking out wild creatures in wild landscapes. You’ll hear about the logistics of navigating a swamp, the thrill of an unexpected sighting, and the quieter reflections on how these journeys shape a perspective. This podcast is for anyone who feels that pull toward the untracked, offering a deeply personal and authentic audio postcard from the world’s most fascinating ecosystems, all through the experienced ears of two people who have made a life out of looking.
Author: Language: English Episodes: 100

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Podcast Episodes
S5E45: Morocco Top 5 birds with Charley & Julian [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 55:54
Charley tells Julian about his top 5 birds from his recent time in Morocco.Check out Julian's Substack page:https://birdingontheedge.substack.com/Greater Hoopoe-Lark recording courtesy of Peter Boesman, XC781409. Accessi…
S5E44: Morocco freeform chat with Charley & Julian [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 57:10
Julian & Charley chat about Morocco past and present.Check out Julian's Substack page:https://birdingontheedge.substack.com/Levaillant's Woodpecker recording courtesy of Gerard Gorman, XC214485. Accessible at www.xeno-ca…
S5E43: Costa Rica Phototour with Charley & Ken [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 55:51
Charley & Ken chat about the Costa Rica phototour that Ken recently guided, and Ken shares his top 10 sightings / photo-ops.Three-wattled Bellbird recording courtesy of Jelle Scharringa, XC608131. Accessible at https://x…
S5E42: Lesser Antilles with Will McPhail [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 47:46
Charley chats with podcast listener Will McPhail about his long history with the Lesser Antilles.Here's the link to Will's Facebook page:https://www.facebook.com/will.mcphail.5Please check out the website of our sponsor…
S5E41: Puerto Rico with Julian Hough [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 43:45
Charley chats with regular guest Julian Hough, about his recent short BIRD-CATION to Puerto Rico.Check out Julian's Substack page:https://birdingontheedge.substack.com/Here's the link to Julians short video about his tri…
S5E40: Spain with Charley & Ken [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 46:52
Charley & Ken chat about Spain, sharing some wildlife and cultural anedotes.White Stork recording courtesy of João Tomás, XC876580. Accessible at www.xeno-canto.org/876580. License Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommerc…
S5E39: Andres Vasquez and Ken in Tanzania [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 52:55
With a sweeping view of the Serengeti, Ken and Andres discuss their just-ending trip in northern Tanzania. Andres is, in a word, "overwhelmed"... and with good reason! This is such a remarkable part of the world. Please…
S5E38: Guiding in Thailand with Dorian Anderson [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 47:40
Charley & Dorian cross paths on their respective Thailand tours and compare notes on their guiding experiance in the country.Check out Dorian's Instagram page:https://www.instagram.com/dorian.anderson.photography/Banded…
S5E37: The Kokoda Track with Stephan Lorenz. [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 47:19
Charley welcomes his friend Stephan Lorenz back to the show with more adventures from the infamous Kokoda Track in PNG.Here's the company that Stephan used for his logistics:https://kokodacrossing.com/Here's a short vide…
S5E36: Charley & Ken's favourite places to guide. [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 1:00:07
Charley & Ken each recount their 3 favourite countries to guide in, along with some honorable mentions and their least favourite.Southern Ground-Hornbill recording courtesy of Ehren Eksteen, XC770951. Accessible at www.x…