Waiting for the tide to turn in the Stiffkey marshes. Watching the water come in. The egret is just waiting quietly for its food to be turned over by the ebbing and flowing tide. 
 
The size of the piece is A, 8.3 x 5.8  inches, before the frame. Oil on Canvas board.
 
The texture of the painting reflects the surface; Cotton stretched Canvas on Board.
 
The photograph was shot on my iphone.