A lorry driver has made friends with a robin redbreast – which eats out of the palm of his hand at the wheel of his truck.
Euan Cameron, 59, has been spending his lunchtimes with the little bird most days since just before Christmas.
The plant operator has been working at Inverewe Gardens in the Highlands on a construction project, driving machinery.
And it was there that he first met the robin, which hopped into his truck to say hello.
His wife Susan, 55, said: “The robin just came in about him. He gave it some food and it jumped onto his hand.
“He took it some seed. It comes nearly every day now. I think it must be the same robin.
“When he’s having his lunch the robin is there. It always seems to be there when he is having his tea and lunch.”
Euan, from Inverness, started taking photos of the bird as it got friendlier, which show it sitting on his hand, his knee and even his steering wheel.
Susan, a retired Tesco employee, added: “He doesn’t like birdwatching or anything. He’s just taken to this wee robin.”
And she wonders if there is a supernatural aspect to the chummy creature, as many people believe a robin that constantly visits is the sign a loved one who has passed away is saying hello.
She said: “His brother passed away four years ago. I told him, ‘it’s probably your brother come to see you’.”