S6E41: Segovia Spain bird walk with Ken

S6E41: Segovia Spain bird walk with Ken

Author: Ken Behrens & Charley Hesse May 10, 2026 Duration: 52:28

Ken does a field broadcast on a beautiful spring day in Castile and León, central Spain. Can he match Charley's total from his local patch in Chiang Mai, Thailand?!


Here's the ebird checklist from the walk:

https://ebird.org/checklist/S327570984


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Naturally Adventurous Podcast

Nature - Travel - Adventure - Birding


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: 50

Naturally Adventurous
Podcast Episodes
S7E08: Yorkshire bird walk with Charley [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 23:30
Charley takes us around his childhood local patch in Yorkshire at dusk to look for owls..If you wish to support this podcast, please visit our Patreon page: https://patreon.com/naturallyadventurous?utm_medium=clipboard_c…
S7E07: Ten Things about Amsterdam w/ Ken and Charley [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 46:23
Ken shares 10 interesting things about Amsterdam with Charley. 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 p…
S7E06: Green Hills of Pennsylvania - Virtual Walk with Ken [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 51:36
It's the second "virtual" walk of series 7. Ken takes us around Forbes State Forest in southwestern Pennsylvania, near where he currently lives. If you wish to support this podcast, please visit our Patreon page: https:/…
S7E05: Treacherous (?) Mexican Borderlands with Liam Wolff [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 57:34
Ken chats with Liam Wolff about Liam's recent trip across the border into northeastern Mexico, and about Mexico in general. If you wish to support this podcast, please visit our Patreon page: https://patreon.com/naturall…
S7E04: Berlin bird walk with Charley [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 29:00
It's the first bird walk of series 7. Charley takes us around a castle garden in Berlin..If you wish to support this podcast, please visit our Patreon page: https://patreon.com/naturallyadventurous?utm_medium=clipboard_c…
S7E03: Charley's Top 5 Mongolian mammals [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 55:57
It's the first Top 5 of series 7. Charley Top 5 mammals from his recent Mongolia trip.Check out the substack post.https://naturallyadventurouspodcast.substack.com/p/the-wild-side-of-mongolia?utm_source=share&utm_medium=a…
S7E02: Eco-friendly farming in Germany, with Carl Hesse [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 37:01
Charley visits his relative Carl Hesse in Germany and learns about his ingenious form of eco-friendly farming. If you wish to support this podcast, please visit our Patreon page: https://patreon.com/naturallyadventurous?…
S7E1: Ken's few days (or was it a month?!) in West Java [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 1:18:45
Ken and Charley chat about Ken's recent time in west Java, the heartland of massive Indonesia, and home to around 150 million people. It was a short but adventurous few days! Please check out the website of our sponsor T…
S6E50: Papuan bird families, BOPs, and Charley's 8000sp milestone [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 57:16
Charley tells Ken about his recent trip to PNGAlso check out Charley's Video Trip Report:https://youtu.be/jzK0ct0AIJg?si=CUpCYgOzcVw_il7JIf you wish to support this podcast, please visit our Patreon page: https://patreon…
S6E49: Bangkok Bird Walk with Charley [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 20:10
Charley takes us on a walk around Benjakiti Park in Bangkok.Here's his Ebird checklist:https://ebird.org/checklist/S328781442If you wish to support this podcast, please visit our Patreon page: https://patreon.com/natural…