Bird Surveys & Monitoring in South Australia,
Birdwatching & Bird Photography Workshops, Public Bird Talks, Presentations and Environmental Education.
​Birdwatching Course and Bird Photography Workshops.
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​I have facilitated many workshops, given many public talks about birds and courses on Birds and Birdwatching for over 15 years, from Birds Australia's Gluepot Bird Reserve in the Mallee above Waikerie in the Riverland to local birdwatching and monitoring courses/workshops through the SA Governments NRM Citizen Science programs, Friends of Parks Volunteers Education program and the Adelaide based Adult Education Programs run through the WEA.​​
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My Volunteer roles in Bird Conservation.
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​I'm extremely dedicated to bird and habitat conservation, and I am the immediate past President of Birds SA (The South Australian Ornithological Association) and a member of the Management Committee of the world renown Birdlife Australia's Gluepot Bird Reserve. I also volunteered once a week at the Ornithology Section of the South Australian Museum working on the Bird Skins collection and cataloging the collection.
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My other avian passions apart from birdwatching, are bird photography, painting & drawing birds and collecting books about birds and conservation.
About John Gitsham
Nature connections is owned and managed by John Gitsham.​
I have been a passionate naturalist, birdwatcher and conservationist for over 40 years. I graduated from the SA School of Art and was a Commercial Professional Photographer for 18 years in the 1970-80's and taught photography at TAFE SA for a couple of years. I studied Ecotourism and Conservation Biology at Flinders University where I achieved my Bachelor's Degree in 2006.
I have worked in the conservation business for over twenty years as a Land & Wildlife Manager, Environmental Project Officer, Eco-tour Guide and Nature Educator for several private conservation-based NGO's as well as a Senior and Head Park Ranger with SA Government National Parks & Wildlife service.
I'm still a passionate Birder, Bird photographer and Artist.
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