Elias Melchert ThelausBirds · GIS · Photo · Film
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Services

Bird knowledge, surveys, GIS, photography, film and guiding

Assignments for environmental consultancies, energy companies, municipalities, authorities, conservation organisations and landowners – plus guiding and photo workshops for private clients.

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Birds & environment

Bird surveys, environmental monitoring, species identification and bird data that stands up to review – with methods matched to the question and the area.

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Bird surveys

  • Breeding bird surveys
  • Territory mapping
  • Line and point transects
  • Raptor surveys
  • Pre-development surveys

Monitoring and data

  • Long-term environmental monitoring
  • Bird data and analysis
  • Species identification
  • Data processing
  • Quality assurance

GIS and documentation

  • Map production
  • Spatial analysis
  • Visualisation of bird data
  • Photographic documentation of species, habitats and project areas

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Photo & film

Bird and nature photography plus moving images for reports, websites, social media and nature tourism – shot by someone who knows the species.

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Bird photography

  • Professional bird images
  • Species images for identification and publication
  • Nature and habitat images
  • Photographic documentation of habitats and project areas

Bird video

  • Short nature films
  • Bird clips and behaviour sequences
  • Video material for social media
  • Material for websites and nature tourism
  • Documentation of species and environments

Media packages and licensing

  • Complete packages with photo, video, captions and species information
  • Formats adapted for web and social media
  • Image licences for websites, brochures and reports
  • Licences for marketing and printed material

03

Bird guiding

Private guiding and photography workshops in Skåne and southern Sweden, adapted to your level – from your first species to birds in flight.

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Private bird guiding

  • Personal guiding based on level and interest
  • Identification, calls and bird behaviour
  • Site selection by season and weather
  • Skåne, Gotland and southern Sweden

Bird photography guiding

  • Finding birds and getting close
  • Camera settings and autofocus
  • Shutter speed, focal length and light
  • Birds in flight
  • Composition and post-processing

Workshops and courses

  • Bird photography for beginners
  • Birds in flight
  • Raptor photography
  • Bird photography on coasts and wetlands
  • Individual camera coaching

04

GIS

From field data to finished map: structure, analysis and cartography that make bird data usable in assessments and decisions.

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Analysis

  • GIS analysis
  • Spatial analysis
  • Density maps
  • Hotspot analysis
  • Buffer analysis

Map production

  • Habitat maps
  • Observation maps
  • Flight path maps
  • Cartography for reports

Data

  • Bird data in GIS
  • Data management and structure
  • Quality assurance
  • Delivery in formats you can work with

Not sure which approach suits your project?

Describe the area, the question and the timeframe – I will suggest method, scope and delivery.

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