Hapless Harry: The Minnesota Muscovy Duck Documentary | Ebook
Book Publisher: CoyWolf Entertainment™
Author, Photographer, and Illustrator: Lisa Loucks-Christenson
Series: Stories of the Whitewater Valley, Minnesota
Pages:144 pages | color illustrations, sketches, and photos
Formats: e-book, paperback, and hardcover.
ISBN-13: 978-1-970165-05-0 | Hardcover
Price: $32.00 USD
Release: February 10, 2022
Summary
A wildlife documentary recorded in the Whitewater Valley—in The Blufflands of southeast Minnesota. The true story of a Muscovy Duck who followed a unique path into the wild and our hearts.
Hapless Harry, the Minnesota Muscovy Duck, is the diary of a duck’s life, documented with real photos, illustrations, and hand-drawn comics created by the author and based on her unlikely hero.
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The true story of a Minnesota Muscovy Duck, this documentary was created as a photo record, diary, sketchbook, and memory of sorts of our time together in the spring and summer of 2009.
In the shadows of the scum-covered pond behind some swamp plants, the moment this author realized it was a Muscovy Duck peeking out, Hapless Harry’s future looked short.
Without a single flight feather, this extraordinary duck gave rise to the spirits of others, speaking their language, connecting with their hearts, and sharing answers to their every call.
We don’t know how Hapless Harry made it to shore through tributaries, ponds, or streams. But he and this author would not have crossed paths had he traveled in any other direction—or just a few miles further north to the Mississippi River.
During Hapless Harry’s brief visit here on earth, he taught us a lot about the human condition, how friends came in all shapes, sizes, and species. All their adventures are here, as witnessed and recorded through the eyes of a nature journalist covering her daily outdoor beat.
The author hopes this story will continue blessing those who find it, a reason to visit and re-read Hapless Harry: The Minnesota Muscovy Duck Documentary. A duck, who, in retrospect, may not have been such a lost duck after all.
“Finally, a story from nature where the underdog fights and wins a few battles anyway, before their last departure.” Lisa Loucks-Christenson
© 2019 Lisa Loucks-Christenson and Sam a friend's Border Collie who is the inspiration behind Lisa's book series "Drifter's Ranch™" series.
© 2019 Lisa Loucks-Christenson and ARTIST STATEMENT:
“Most days I wear camouflage to work.”—Lisa Loucks-Christenson, North American Wildlife Photographer, Illustrator, and Author.
ABOUT LISA LOUCKS-CHRISTENSON
Lisa Loucks-Christenson is a bestselling and award-winning North American wildlife photographer, illustrator, author, publisher, bookseller, and host of her celebrity show, “Lisa’s Walk The Talk Show.”
Lisa’s Featured Guests (Partial):
Karolyn Grimes - Zuzu from “It’s a Wonderful Life”, Charlotte Stewart - Miss Beadle from “Little House on the Prairie”, Tom Wilson (Ziggy), Jean Craighead George “My Side of the Mountain,” Charlie Daniels, Porter Wagoner, Kathy Ireland, Foghat, Mike Narwoki “Veggie Tales,” Jim Owen, Eddie Money, Mickey Gilley, Aaron Neviile, Aaron Tippin, Pam Tillis, Ray Stevens, Bryan White, Captain and Tenille, Carnie Wilson, Sheryl Woods, William Lee Golden (Oakridge Boys), and many others.
Archives Photo: Old affiliates (partial) for Lisa's Walk The Talk Show.
Photo/Authored/Exhibited:
Esquire, Woman's World, Self Magazine, Veterinary Medicine, Disney, IBM, HyVee, Diversion Magazine, Career World, Wildlife Art, Trips & Journeys, Travel World International, The National Enquirer, Quarry Hill Nature Center, National Eagle Center, KTTC News, KAAL-6, KIMT-3, WEAU-13 News, Plainview News, Plain Times Dealer, Glacier Stops Here!, Grolier, Harcourt, Heinneman, The Creative Company, Rourke, Pearson, Lynn Stone Images, Kind News, HSUS, many more.