Love a duck. Who doesn't? We do.
And so were delighted to encounter this one in the window of Concrete Wardrobe on Broughton Street this afternoon.
It is an Eider, of which there is a comfortable nesting abundance wintering in the quieter bits of Granton and Leith each year.
The artist responsible is Portobello-based Claire Macdonald, whose limited-edition prints of a hundred come in two sizes and also include delightful studies of tits and kingfishers. Prices range from £20–£80.
Back to ducks. The one below is a Wood (or Carolina) duck, which nests in trees, given half a chance, and originates in North America. If you see one in Scotland, it has most probably escaped from captivity, or you have escaped into Concrete Wardrobe.
And finally, not a duck but what the heck. Atlantic puffins will start nesting soon on islands in the Forth, with over 1,500 pairs on Fidra alone.
To find out more about the talented Claire Macdonald's work in various media, visit her website here.