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| Big Bird - Origins |
A news headline in the Washington Post that
didn't go unnoticed was yesterday would have been the 75th birthday of
Jim Henson - creator of the
Muppets. Most noticeable among birders is
Big Bird. From the bright coloration of his plumage, Big Bird must ingest great amounts of carotenoid pigments - though I am not really sure what he eats - it has been a long time since I watched
Sesame Street with our young kids. A lesser know fact about Henson is that his father was an
agronomist with the U.S. Department of Agriculture - a predecessor in the agency I work for and of the same profession. Jim Henson is supposed to have worked as a student at the
Beltsville Agricultural Research Center where his father was stationed later in his career. Even today, birds are not only of interest to those related to agriculturalist, but also to those in the
field.
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