According to "The Story of Jim Henson" by Stephanie St. Pierre, the costume was built for Jim Henson to perform, but when Henson tried it on, Kermit Love, who had built the costume, did not think that Henson was walking like a bird is supposed to walk, and so Henson decided not to perform Big Bird.
Согласно книге "The Story of Jim Henson" Стефани Сен-Пьер, костюм предназначался Джиму Хэнсону, но создавший его Кермит Лав указал, что Хэнсон ходит не как птица, и персонаж передели другому актёру.