( CNN ) '' Tweet ? '' With just one word , the yellow-feathered star of `` Sesame Street '' on Friday joined the ranks of famous Twitterers . His first tweet sounded a little tentative . But Big Bird seemed to be getting the hang of things by his second message a few minutes later : `` Oh ! Now I get it . Big Bird here , live on Twitter ! '' Within several hours , the beloved avian had collected more than 7,000 followers . The @ BigBird account , created in 2012 , is not verified , although a `` Sesame Street '' spokeswoman confirmed it to CNN as authentic . Big Bird 's third tweet reached out to his buddy Cookie Monster , who was tweeting about the blue creature 's visit to New York 's Museum of Modern Art . `` Hi @ MeCookieMonster ! Have fun at @ MuseumModernArt ! Can you send me some pictures of bird art , please ! '' It 's not first time Big Bird has been in the Twitter spotlight . After presidential candidate Mitt Romney threatened to cut funding for public broadcasting during a debate with President Obama in 2012 -- even though Romney said he loves Big Bird -- jokesters set up parody accounts such as @ BigBirdRomney . Do n't tell the kids but actor Caroll Spinney , age 81 , has played Big Bird and Oscar the Grouch in more than 4,000 episodes of `` Sesame Street '' since the show 's inception in 1969 . He 's received four Emmys , two Gold Records and two Grammy Awards . Big Bird 's Twitter debut prompted us to recall some other memorable first tweets . Do you remember yours ? ( This tool will help . ) CNN 's Emanuella Grinberg contributed to this story .
Big Bird joins the ranks of famous creatures on Twitter . The `` Sesame Street '' character 's first message : `` Tweet ? ''