Thanksgiving is just around the corner, and while most people haven’t even cracked open the cranberry sauce yet, one motorcyclist is getting a taste of turkey a little early.

This one wasn’t on a plate, though, it was in the middle of the road.

And rabidly attacking him just because.

According to BlogTO, the incident happened in Whitby, Ontario, about an hour away from Toronto, and involved a motorcycle rider who bit off a little more than he could chew when a rogue turkey attacked him at an intersection. The altercation was captured on video from the vehicle behind him in traffic.

The driver who captured the footage describes what happens in the moments leading up to the attack; they say they saw the bird standing in the middle of the intersection of Thickson and Wentworth.

“Unsure of what to do, I moved my car slightly to the left and waited to see if he’d move before the light changed. A motorcycle then passed me and passed the turkey and then the turkey charged at him. The turkey circled his motorcycle about three times before going in for the attack.”

The turkey launches itself at the rider, which takes him off guard. The biker manages to keep the bird at bay by blocking with his boot.

It’s possible that the attack was part of a personal vendetta against humans for the brothers the turkey’s lost in the past, or a battle in a turf war between itself and what it can only perceive as a huge black bird.

Whether or not the delinquent turkey will end up covered in bacon and stuffed with bread crumbs remains to be seen, but perhaps we’ll prepare a vegan dinner this October, just to be safe.