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Ken continues to tell Charley about his recent time in the Lesser Sundas islands of Indonesia. This episode is where things get crazy with Ken in the middle of an event that made global headline news.

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Ken shares 10 interesting things about Hawai'i with Charley.

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Ken starts to tell Charley about his recent time in the Lesser Sundas islands of Indonesia. It was eventful, so this will be the first of three episodes in a mini series!

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Charley interviews James Lowen, Editor of Neotropical Birding magazine and author of 17 books on natural history.

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Ken shares his top 5 wildlife sightings from his recent time in Sumatra.

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Charley takes us around his childhood local patch in Yorkshire at dusk to look for owls.

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Ken shares 10 interesting things about Amsterdam with Charley.

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It's the second "virtual" walk of series 7. Ken takes us around Forbes State Forest in southwestern Pennsylvania, near where he currently lives.

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Ken chats with Liam Wolff about Liam's recent trip across the border into northeastern Mexico, and about Mexico in general.

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It's the first bird walk of series 7. Charley takes us around a castle garden in Berlin.

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It's the first Top 5 of series 7. Charley Top 5 mammals from his recent Mongolia trip.

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Charley visits his relative Carl Hesse in Germany and learns about his ingenious form of eco-friendly farming.

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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!

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Charley tells Ken about his recent trip to PNG

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Charley takes us on a walk around Benjakiti Park in Bangkok.

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Ken interviews Wayne Klockner, Executive Director of the American Birding Association.

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Charley tells Ken about his recent trip to Mongolia.

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Charley gives his Top 5 mammal bird combos from his recent short trip to Hokkaido.

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Intro by Jenna Pinchbeck https://www.jennapinchbeck.com/ Jennapinchbeck@gmail.com.

Theme music by John Behrens https://nashvilleaudioproductions.com/

Hazel Grouse recording coutresy of Joshua Chong, XC858019. Accessible at www.xeno-canto.org/858019. License Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0

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Naturally Adventurous Podcast

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Ken tells Charley about his recent short visit to Romania. Eastern bloc meets "Small Paris; a cemetary protected from Brown Bear by an electric fence; urban reserves full of shy birds. An eventful few days!

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Intro by Jenna Pinchbeck https://www.jennapinchbeck.com/ Jennapinchbeck@gmail.com.

Theme music by John Behrens https://nashvilleaudioproductions.com/

Willow Tit recording coutresy of João Tomás, XC978818. Accessible at https://xeno-canto.org/978818. License Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0

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Naturally Adventurous Podcast

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Charley records a bird walk at the Onnenai visitors centre.

Here's the checklist:

https://ebird.org/checklist/S343144434

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Intro by Jenna Pinchbeck https://www.jennapinchbeck.com/ Jennapinchbeck@gmail.com.

Theme music by John Behrens https://nashvilleaudioproductions.com/

Little Bustard recording coutresy of João Tomás, XC897842. Accessible at https://xeno-canto.org/897842. License Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0

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Naturally Adventurous Podcast

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Ken tells Charley about trying to see one of the world's coolest cats, in Spain after his recent tours there.

Check out this movie of the Little Bustard display: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nUbg-wOsvZA

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Intro by Jenna Pinchbeck https://www.jennapinchbeck.com/ Jennapinchbeck@gmail.com.

Theme music by John Behrens https://nashvilleaudioproductions.com/

Little Bustard recording coutresy of João Tomás, XC897842. Accessible at https://xeno-canto.org/897842. License Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0

Feel free to contact us at: ken.behrens@gmail.com &/or cfchesse@gmail.com

Naturally Adventurous Podcast

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Charley tells Ken 7 things he found surprising on his recent trip to Taiwan.

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🌏 AGODA

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Intro by Jenna Pinchbeck https://www.jennapinchbeck.com/ Jennapinchbeck@gmail.com.

Theme music by John Behrens https://nashvilleaudioproductions.com/

Feel free to contact us at: ken.behrens@gmail.com &/or cfchesse@gmail.com

Naturally Adventurous Podcast

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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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Intro by Jenna Pinchbeck https://www.jennapinchbeck.com/ Jennapinchbeck@gmail.com. Theme music by John Behrens https://nashvilleaudioproductions.com/Feel free to contact us at: ken.behrens@gmail.com &/or cfchesse@gmail.com

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Ken chats with global traveller, conservationist, and consultant Noam Shany about the Moluccan Islands, a remote part of the Indonesian archipelago that holds over 100 endemic birds, but is rarely visited, aside from Halmahera.

Oxapampa Antpitta recording coutresy of Ross Gallardy, XC413382. Accessible at https://xeno-canto.org/413382. License Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0

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🌏 EXPEDIA

https://expedia.stay22.com/naturallyadventurouspodcast/5qml7jv5nm

🌏 AGODA

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🌏 GET YOUR GUIDE https://getyourguide.stay22.com/naturallyadventurouspodcast/QbZzqQMGJz

Intro by Jenna Pinchbeck https://www.jennapinchbeck.com/ Jennapinchbeck@gmail.com.

Theme music by John Behrens https://nashvilleaudioproductions.com/

Feel free to contact us at: ken.behrens@gmail.com &/or cfchesse@gmail.com

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Charley gives Ken his Top 5 eco lodges in Asia.

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AFFILIATE LINKS FOR LODGES MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE

Mutiara Taman Negara, Peninsular Malaysia

https://booking.stay22.com/naturallyadventurouspodcast/IMloBFT8eK

Wayanad Wild, S India

https://booking.stay22.com/naturallyadventurouspodcast/85bmeS-nxA

Jungle Lore Birding Lodge, N India

https://booking.stay22.com/naturallyadventurouspodcast/6HrF6LCJOd

Windermere River House, S India

https://booking.stay22.com/naturallyadventurouspodcast/mDBw-nJS7P

Ada Garden Hotel, Okinawa, Japan

https://booking.stay22.com/naturallyadventurouspodcast/MyPhcOFkSr

Baan Maka Nature Lodge

https://booking.stay22.com/naturallyadventurouspodcast/h_7TEKiTXs

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🌏 EXPEDIA

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🌏 AGODA

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🌏 GET YOUR GUIDE https://getyourguide.stay22.com/naturallyadventurouspodcast/QbZzqQMGJz

Intro by Jenna Pinchbeck https://www.jennapinchbeck.com/ Jennapinchbeck@gmail.com.

Theme music by John Behrens https://nashvilleaudioproductions.com/

Feel free to contact us at: ken.behrens@gmail.com &/or cfchesse@gmail.com

Great Argus recording courtesy of Charley Hesse

Naturally Adventurous Podcast

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Today Charley & Ken chat about places they would love to travel to but can't.

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🌏 EXPEDIA

https://expedia.stay22.com/naturallyadventurouspodcast/5qml7jv5nm

🌏 AGODA

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🌏 GET YOUR GUIDE https://getyourguide.stay22.com/naturallyadventurouspodcast/QbZzqQMGJz

Intro by Jenna Pinchbeck https://www.jennapinchbeck.com/ Jennapinchbeck@gmail.com.

Theme music by John Behrens https://nashvilleaudioproductions.com/

Feel free to contact us at: ken.behrens@gmail.com &/or cfchesse@gmail.com

Congo Peafowl recording courtesy of Lars Dinesen, XC894811. Accessible at www.xeno-canto.org/894811. License Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0

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The final installment of our Panama series. Ken tells Charley about his western Panama adventure. How did Ken manage to miss all the brushfinches yet find all the quail-doves?! How was his climb up Panama's highest mountain?

Please check out the website of our sponsor Tropical Birding: https://www.tropicalbirding.com/

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🌏 EXPEDIA

https://expedia.stay22.com/naturallyadventurouspodcast/5qml7jv5nm

🌏 AGODA

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🌏 GET YOUR GUIDE https://getyourguide.stay22.com/naturallyadventurouspodcast/QbZzqQMGJz

Intro by Jenna Pinchbeck https://www.jennapinchbeck.com/ Jennapinchbeck@gmail.com. Theme music by John Behrens https://nashvilleaudioproductions.com/Feel free to contact us at: ken.behrens@gmail.com &/or cfchesse@gmail.com

Pheasant Cuckoo recording courtesy of Scott Olmstead, XC1035981. Accessible at https://xeno-canto.org/1035981. License Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0

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Podcast listener Jason Lewis shares his epic birding adventures from Central Peru in the second of this 2 parter.

Oxapampa Antpitta recording coutresy of Peter Boesman, XC223592. Accessible at www.xeno-canto.org/223592. License Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 4.0

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🌏 EXPEDIA

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🌏 AGODA

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Intro by Jenna Pinchbeck https://www.jennapinchbeck.com/ Jennapinchbeck@gmail.com.

Theme music by John Behrens https://nashvilleaudioproductions.com/

Feel free to contact us at: ken.behrens@gmail.com &/or cfchesse@gmail.com

Naturally Adventurous Podcast

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Is the Darien actually the dangerous borderland that most people make it out to be? Is it crazy to bring young kids on a Darien trek to visit the nest of a Harpy Eagle?! Ken tells Charley about his eastern Panama adventure.

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🌏 AGODA

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🌏 GET YOUR GUIDE https://getyourguide.stay22.com/naturallyadventurouspodcast/QbZzqQMGJz

Intro by Jenna Pinchbeck https://www.jennapinchbeck.com/ Jennapinchbeck@gmail.com. Theme music by John Behrens https://nashvilleaudioproductions.com/Feel free to contact us at: ken.behrens@gmail.com &/or cfchesse@gmail.com

Black-crowned Antpitta recording courtesy of Scott Olmstead, XC694955. Accessible at https://xeno-canto.org/694955. License Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0

Naturally Adventurous Podcast

Nature - Travel - Adventure - Birding

Podcast listener Jason Lewis shares his epic birding adventures from Central Peru in the first of this 2 parter.

Cloud-Forest Screech-Owl recording courtesy of Ross Gallardy, XC296730. Accessible at www.xeno-canto.org/296730. License Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0

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🌏 EXPEDIA

https://expedia.stay22.com/naturallyadventurouspodcast/5qml7jv5nm

🌏 AGODA

https://agoda.stay22.com/naturallyadventurouspodcast/ymFFQoOmep

🌏 GET YOUR GUIDE https://getyourguide.stay22.com/naturallyadventurouspodcast/QbZzqQMGJz

Intro by Jenna Pinchbeck https://www.jennapinchbeck.com/ Jennapinchbeck@gmail.com.

Theme music by John Behrens https://nashvilleaudioproductions.com/

Feel free to contact us at: ken.behrens@gmail.com &/or cfchesse@gmail.com

Naturally Adventurous Podcast

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Regular guest Julian Hough tells Charley about his trip to Finland & Norway last year.

Check out Julian's Substack page:

https://birdingontheedge.substack.com/

Check out Julian's Youtube videos from his tours:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8GfApNgJX6w&t=5s

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jRyTHHBN9rM

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Intro by Jenna Pinchbeck https://www.jennapinchbeck.com/ Jennapinchbeck@gmail.com.

Theme music by John Behrens https://nashvilleaudioproductions.com/

Feel free to contact us at: ken.behrens@gmail.com &/or cfchesse@gmail.com

Naturally Adventurous Podcast

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Charley gives his Top 5 bird sightings from his recent Japan in Winter tour.

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Intro by Jenna Pinchbeck https://www.jennapinchbeck.com/ Jennapinchbeck@gmail.com.

Theme music by John Behrens https://nashvilleaudioproductions.com/

Feel free to contact us at: ken.behrens@gmail.com &/or cfchesse@gmail.com

Naturally Adventurous Podcast

Nature - Travel - Adventure - Birding

Charley does a field broadcast from his local birding patch in Chiang Mai.

Here's the ebird checklist from the walk:

https://ebird.org/checklist/S298534053

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://patreon.com/naturallyadventurous?utm_medium=clipboard_copy&utm_source=copyLink&utm_campaign=creatorshare_creator&utm_content=join_link

Intro by Jenna Pinchbeck https://www.jennapinchbeck.com/ Jennapinchbeck@gmail.com. Theme music by John Behrens https://nashvilleaudioproductions.com/Feel free to contact us at: ken.behrens@gmail.com &/or cfchesse@gmail.com

Naturally Adventurous Podcast

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Ken gives Charley an overview of his recent long trip to Panama.

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Intro by Jenna Pinchbeck https://www.jennapinchbeck.com/ Jennapinchbeck@gmail.com. Theme music by John Behrens https://nashvilleaudioproductions.com/Feel free to contact us at: ken.behrens@gmail.com &/or cfchesse@gmail.com

Naturally Adventurous Podcast

Nature - Travel - Adventure - Birding

Charley chats with Nick Bonomo about independent migration birding in Bulgaria.

check out Nick's blog

https://www.shorebirder.com/

Hazel Grouse recording courtesy of Fredrik Grahn, XC1049385. Accessible at www.xeno-canto.org/1049385. 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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Intro by Jenna Pinchbeck https://www.jennapinchbeck.com/ Jennapinchbeck@gmail.com. Theme music by John Behrens https://nashvilleaudioproductions.com/Feel free to contact us at: ken.behrens@gmail.com &/or cfchesse@gmail.com

Naturally Adventurous Podcast

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Charley chats with Richard Pearce about Japanese Giant Salamander conservation.

Check out a YouTube video of Richard and the Salamanders

https://youtu.be/OEWDx2EAJJs?si=6gzbbY3N7AUauw-e

and his NPO website

https://www.sustainabledaisen.org/en/home

Ruddy Kingfisher recording courtesy of Peter Boesman, XC285936. Accessible at www.xeno-canto.org/285936. License Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 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://patreon.com/naturallyadventurous?utm_medium=clipboard_copy&utm_source=copyLink&utm_campaign=creatorshare_creator&utm_content=join_link

Intro by Jenna Pinchbeck https://www.jennapinchbeck.com/ Jennapinchbeck@gmail.com. Theme music by John Behrens https://nashvilleaudioproductions.com/Feel free to contact us at: ken.behrens@gmail.com &/or cfchesse@gmail.com

Naturally Adventurous Podcast

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Charley chats with regular guest Andres Vasquez about his recent trip to Argentina.

Chaco Owl recording courtesy of Hans Matheve, XC965889. Accessible at www.xeno-canto.org/965889. License

Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 4.0

Please check out the website of our sponsor Tropical Birding: https://www.tropicalbirding.com/

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Intro by Jenna Pinchbeck https://www.jennapinchbeck.com/ Jennapinchbeck@gmail.com. Theme music by John Behrens https://nashvilleaudioproductions.com/Feel free to contact us at: ken.behrens@gmail.com &/or cfchesse@gmail.com

Naturally Adventurous Podcast

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Charley and Ken record another 'live from the field' episode, this time from Ken's short visit to Chiang Mai, Thailand last year.

Spot-throated Babbler recording courtesy of Charley.

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Charley chat with Keith Barnes about seeing the world's bird families.

Ken's photo gallery of 140/150 of the world's bird families: https://www.flickr.com/photos/kbehrens/albums/72177720330473375

Gray-winged Trumpeter recording courtesy of Peter Boesman, XC271781. Accessible at www.xeno-canto.org/271781. License ⁠ Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 4.0⁠⁠

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Ken talks with Douglas McMeekin, the founder of Yachana Foundation. Douglas has had a remarkable life, much of it spent in the Amazon, where he founded the Yachana Foundation, which uses for-profit ventures to fund its non-profit work in conservation and among local communities. Want to hear what it was like to travel in the Amazon in the 1960s?! Listen in!

Piratic Flycatcher recordings courtesy of Marc Anderson, XC981651. Accessible at https://xeno-canto.org/981651. License: Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 4.0

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Charley tells Ken about his latest 2 new bird families.

Malaysian Rail-Babbler recording courtesy of Ding Li Yong, XC987719. Accessible at www.xeno-canto.org/987719. License Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 4.0

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Charley and Ken talk about the state of the podcast, after delivering weekly episodes for over five years (!). They chat about the results of the survey from earlier in the year, and wrap up 2025.

Ken's photo gallery of 140/150 of the world's bird families: https://www.flickr.com/photos/kbehrens/albums/72177720330473375

Pallid Scops-Owl recording courtesy of Sven Normant, XC982497. Accessible at https://xeno-canto.org/982497. License Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0

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Ken tells Charley about the top 6 experiences of his recent trip to the Arabian Peninsula country of Oman.

CORRECTION / CLARIFICATION: Regarding Silverbills, the country of Saudi Arabia also has both Indian and African Silverbills, and of course much of East Africa has two species, though the Gray-headed Silverbill is in a different genus, and is quite unlike the African / Indian.

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Charley talks with one of India's top birders, Harish Thangaraj, about some amazing rediscoveries he has made this year

Jerdon's Courser recordings courtesy of P Jeganathan, XC294415. Accessible at www.xeno-canto.org/294415, and Harish Thangaraj, XC1038584. Accessible at www.xeno-canto.org/1038584. License for both: Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0

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Charley tells Ken about his recent trip to the island of New Britain in Papua New Guinea.

Golden Masked-Owl recording courtesy of Charley Hesse.

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Ken chats with Charlie Harcourt about the country of Myanmar; it's biological and cultural riches, as well as its troubled history (and present).

Charlie's organization for higher education access: https://www.myanmar-foundation.org

Support for democracy and public assistance in Myanmar: https://www.mutualaidmyanmar.org

Bird tours: https://www.myanmarbirding.com

White-browed Nuthatch recording courtesy of Frank Lambert, XC80394. Accessible at https://xeno-canto.org/80394. Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 4.0

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Ken tells Charley about the second half of his recent trip around northern Ecuador. It started with a wisdom tooth removal, but was all uphill from there!

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Charley chats with Colin Conroy about birding in Lebanon.

Syrian Serin recording courtesy of Barry Edmonston, XC721507. Accessible at www.xeno-canto.org/721507. License Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0.

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Charley and Ken chat about Indonesia, sitting in the Garuda lounge of Jakarta international airport, surrounded by clinking dishes and screaming kids (sorry about the abient noise).

Sumatran Ground-Cuckoo recording courtesy of Daan Drukker, XC964067. Accessible at www.xeno-canto.org/964067. License Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0

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Ken chats with Ryan and Derek Sallmann about their top 5 North American birding destinations, how to start international travel, and more.

These guys run the Badgerland Birding YouTube Channel (https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCPOxZjoHULhsO95SRN4ScPg) and Podcast (https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-badgerland-birding-podcast/id1722771407).

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