Basil Kouris

Basil Kouris checks the wind, the light, and the parking shoulder before he checks the bird, because he learned while resetting rain machines on film sets that every beautiful moment has a preventable logistical failure; he now applies that rule to birding after missing a scarce sandpiper while explaining to a departing group why their cars were blocking the only safe pull-off. He believes no sighting is complete until the bird, the viewing conditions, and the cost in lost time have all been stated plainly.