In the Unites States, Thanksgiving is one of the most important holidays. It is not about presents; rather, it is a day for families to come together and for massive amounts of food to be consumed. The main course inevitably consists of turkey, and so this bird has become the symbol of the holiday itself. The National Turkey Federation estimates that almost 88% of all Americans ate turkey during the 2008 Thanksgiving celebrations, and that 46 million turkeys of an average weight of 15 pounds were consumed that year. That comes out to a respectable 690 million pounds of turkey meat. On the way to Karen’s house for a sumptuous Thanksgiving meal with turkey, cranberries, stuffing, sweet potatoes, and so on, I saw this “bird” in someone’s yard. Happy Thanksgiving!