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Enslaved by Ducks
Enslaved by Ducks | Bob Tarte
15 posts | 11 read | 4 to read
Describes the author's move from the Michigan suburbs to the country and the unruly menagerie he and hs wife accumulated along the way--including Stanley Sue, a gender-switching African grey parrot; Hector, a grumpy Muscovy duck who likes sitting on shoulders; Howard, an amorous dove; and Chloe, a mallard who learned to limp. Reprint.
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SqueakyChu
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In this time of anxiety, I‘m finding comfort reads in nonfiction books about animals. This is a laugh-out-loud book about a man and the pets his wife encourages him to adopt.

Come-read-with-me I read this a while ago and laughed my way through it 😂 Such a great story teller! 4y
CaramelLunacy This is on Mt TBR somewhere! 4y
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amber_ldsmom
Enslaved by Ducks | Bob Tarte
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Day 7: #spinepoem1 #FebruaryFeels
Enslaved by ducks
How to walk away
Unbroken
No matter the wreckage
😁

Eggs Oh this is great ❣️❣️ 4y
amber_ldsmom @Eggs Thanks! 4y
MissAimz_55 Amazing job!!! 4y
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KingTheo
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Library sale haul

Hooked_on_books 🐶💚 5y
RidgewayGirl They have dogs now?! 5y
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Mommamanzi
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@DuckOfDoom this is my 3 year old Penny, she is obsessed with birds. Twice a week we walk the lake with special feed for the ducks and swans. Yesterday was the first time we saw the black and white duck, she thought he was “super cool” and named him Dipstick (like on 101 Dalmatians). We usually listen to a Disney audio book when we walk as well. I would say that‘s a pretty good #ducksandbooks #wolvesofwinter

saresmoore ♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️ 6y
merelybookish Sweet! 6y
Pamwurtzler Cute! 6y
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CouronneDhiver Penny? That is the cutest name EVER! Love it 😍 6y
CouronneDhiver ... and her matching outfit - adorable! 6y
Reviewsbylola So cute. 😍 6y
DuckOfDoom I totally agree! That ducks are cool ☺️ 6y
Gissy So cute and imaginative! 💖 6y
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GlassAsDiamonds
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🦆🦆🦆🦆🦆🦆

Okay... there‘s a book called “Enslaved by Ducks”...🧐🧐🧐 The things I learn on Litsy.

Anyhoo! The point!!! With apologies to literally everyone else on Litsy, the best named Litten, @DuckOfDoom is running a duck themed contest 😂😂😂 I cut off The Hazel Wood and Children of Blood and Bone but clearly a duck themed #giveaway is one for the books? See the #ducksandbooks tag or the original post for more details 😂😂

DuckOfDoom Thanks for spreading the word!! 😊 6y
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Mdargusch
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Yes, this is still on my #mounttbr pile but I‘m going to read this soon! 🤞🏼 It makes me think of Easter and #springvibes. #Marchinspring

emilyhaldi Love this! 🦆🐣 6y
Reviewsbylola Pretty pic. 😍 6y
Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks So beautiful 📚🧡!!!!! 6y
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Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks I‘m just figuring out you have 2 other daughters! @AnnieD and @Meredith3 ❤️❤️ Right?!?! How did I miss this?!?! 6y
Meredith3 @Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks hi there! @AnnieD and I don't post as much.. 😳🙄😹 6y
Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks @Meredith3 I‘m just happy I realized this!! I love your sweet mom and sisters!! ❤️💞 6y
Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks @Meredith3 I wish I had sisters! I‘m an only child! 6y
Meredith3 @Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks omg they are the best, having sisters is so much fun! I love you guys! @Reviewsbylola @emilyhaldi @AnnieD thank you @Mdargusch for birthing us! 💕💕💕💕💕😽😽😽😽😽 6y
Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks @Meredith3 awww so sweet!! So happy I get to be all of you gals book friend!! ☺️💕 6y
Meredith3 @Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks me too! 🖤💚❤️🧡💙💜💛 6y
Reviewsbylola Hahaha, you‘re funny @Meredith3 Having sisters is a lot of fun. ♥️♥️ @Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks 6y
Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks @Reviewsbylola I‘m super jealous!!! 💕❤️😘☺️ 6y
Mdargusch I‘m so lucky to have 4 daughters @Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks ❤️❤️❤️❤️ 6y
Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks @Mdargusch you are and they are very blessed to have you as their mom!! ❤️ 6y
maich Beautiful😍😍 6y
mabell Looking forward to your review! 😊 6y
RohitSawant Wonderful picture! 6y
LeahBergen Lovely photo! ❤️ 6y
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Seekingtardis
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#thisremindsmeof 🛎 every time we open the door the feather sharks come running for food! #dinnerbell @JoeStalksBeck @Tiffy_Reads

AshleyHoss820 The BEST description of birds/ducks/geese in the history of ever! We have a local park that is home to many animals (deer, elk, donkeys, llamas...) and you can go to feed the geese...and they ARE freaking feather sharks! (edited) 6y
Seekingtardis @AshleyHoss820 I think so too!! We have about 16 ducks and they are nice and shy so they don‘t attack like geese do but they do attack food! 🤣🤣 6y
Mdargusch Have you read the tagged book? I have it in my TBR pile. 🦆🦆🦆 6y
Seekingtardis @Mdargusch I haven‘t but now I really want to!! 6y
AshleyHoss820 @Seekingtardis Thank goodness! There are (very nice, bread-crazy) ducks at the park too, but those dang geese are so extra! 😂🤣😂🤣 6y
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Chrissyreadit
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This is a funny book, but the picture is my sons current hobby of surprising us with random duck scenes. He was inspired by the comedy act in link. I hope it helps cheer up @TricksyTails . @MinDea have a look too! https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=f5d8pVg3Qtg

Riveted_Reader_Melissa That is adorable and so much better then the shelf elf. 6y
MeganAnn That is adorable! Watched the video and laughed so hard 😂 I want to go buy a billion rubber ducks now 🦆 (edited) 6y
AmyG That‘s so great. I have a huge bag of sucks....gotten every time my husband or I went to the asthma Dr. Now I just need a grandchild. ;) 6y
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Chrissyreadit @Riveted_Reader_Melissa Right!?!?! He had them gathered under the kitchen table one day waiting for food, on the stove climbing down a ledge - it‘s hysterical! 6y
Chrissyreadit @AmyG you can always practice- have them play scenes from Books and post to litsy! 6y
Chrissyreadit @MeganAnn I‘m so glad you laughed! We think it‘s hysterical in my house. 6y
Pamwurtzler 😂 6y
Riveted_Reader_Melissa @Chrissyreadit Take lots of pictures and make them into a book. 6y
Chrissyreadit @Riveted_Reader_Melissa that sounds like a book we would all like! Thanks- I can‘t wait to get it. 6y
Riveted_Reader_Melissa @Chrissyreadit I haven‘t read it, but I always thought it looked interesting. Hopefully it‘s as good and funny as it sounds. 6y
TricksyTails 😂 This is just the cutest! Thank you for sharing and making me smile! 😊 6y
DivineDiana I just watched the You Tube! Not even sure how I ended up at this older post! Hilarious! 😂🦆😜 6y
Chrissyreadit @DivineDiana yay!! I think this link was under utilized.... it cracks me up every time! 6y
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Nebklvr
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Mehso-so

At first the goofy ineptitude and total indulgence of this couple drove me nuts....but it did get better.

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Nebklvr
Enslaved by Ducks | Bob Tarte
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Book club book. These people are a bit daft when it comes to their pets, but who isn't?

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MiqueMarie
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Bag of Books for $5 at Library Sale! I can't get all the books to show up on the Litsy Picture Upload.
#bookhaul

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janeycanuck
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Mehso-so

Not quite as funny as it was made out to be but a cute read.

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LauraBeth
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When your cat rolls around in the crime scene evidence. And this is why I can't have nice things 😺

saresmoore 😹 7y
LeahBergen Oh, #Kitsy!! 😂 7y
Tanzy13 🐱 7y
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Cinfhen 😹😹😹and absolutely no remorse 7y
AnnieReads But look at that soft belly. 7y
Shvonne I did it and don't feel bad. 7y
Laura317 Someone has been watching #Bitsy! I love that @LeahBergen came up with #Kitsy. 😂 7y
Faibka 😸😻 7y
Simona Happy cat❣️ 7y
JanuarieTimewalker13 They rule. You have to see my couch, I have to camouflage the whole arm with a blanket. And they have 5 scratching posts in a 1 bedroom condo. But they make me so happy, and a couch is just a couch and a cat is, well, pretty much a unicorn with whiskers🐾 7y
Robothugs Oh no 🙈 I went in a room after hearing a loud bang only to find my two kittens had knocked over a bunch of things. They were lying happily on my bed like nothing happened. 7y
Coleen Seriously, what is with your animals?? Lol. 😂 7y
LauraBeth @saresmoore, @tanzy13, @Faibka she's a bad kitty 😻😻 7y
LauraBeth @Laura317 I love that @LeahBergen came up with #kitsy too 😻😻 it makes me smile 😀 7y
LauraBeth @Cinfhen No remorse and no shame 😺 7y
LauraBeth @AnnieReads it's partly why I keep her 😻 7y
LauraBeth @Shvonne 😻😻 nope - she doesn't feel bad at all! 7y
LauraBeth @Simona I'm guilty but I don't care!! 😻 7y
kspenmoll Same here- and I have two who love to pull down curtains, etc. 7y
LauraBeth @JanuarieTimewalker13 my "good" dining room table (in my dining room) basically serves as a scratching post. They don't even scratch the legs - they go right for the table top. But I'm with you - they're pretty much unicorns with whiskers ?? so who really cares? 7y
LauraBeth @Robothugs they didn't do it! 😹😹 7y
LauraBeth @Coleen I get the all the weird ones 😹🐶 7y
LauraBeth @kspenmoll I had to give up on curtains and put up valances 😂 7y
Robothugs Nope 😂 They looked very similar to your kitten. What is your kitten's name? 7y
LauraBeth 😂😂 Her name is Ella 7y
kspenmoll @LauraBeth valances great idea! 7y
LauraBrook Aww, she's so dang cute!!! 7y
JanuarieTimewalker13 @LauraBeth hahahaha!! "I had to give up on curtains and put up valences" I totally get that!! Ella is beautiful, btw ? 7y
Bette That's such a great shot...Happy, no worries, the world is theirs. 🐱💙👍 makes me happy. Thx. 7y
KellyK @LauraBeth looks like you have at least one nice thing... cats are the best reading partners. 🐱🐾💜 7y
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Bookloverforever
Enslaved by Ducks | Bob Tarte
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If you are looking for a non fiction book that is detailed, very descriptive and heartwarming, this is the book for you. Highly recommend this book especially for animal lovers.

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Bookloverforever
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