Somewhere nearby, insects are singing. But of a big bird—no sign. Probably I wouldn’t see it even if it was right there, just through those trees. Despite its bigness, it blends in with the ...

Big Bird (L) and other Sesame Street puppet charactors pose next to temporarty street sign November 9, 2009 at West 64th Street and Broadway in New York on the eve of the 40th anniversary of the ...