sometimes we tend to be stuck inside the box, to repeat the same pattern or style, and don't give the inner child inside all of us a stab at some fun. That comes not only in the shape of intentional blurs, but taking a perfectly fine image and applying artistic PS filters to it. Don't worry, nothing will happen to your image, just work on a duplicate to be on the safe side. It is an absorbing job, therapy if you will, and getting in touch with your creative side may do you more good than you realize.
I will be posting simple tutorials on how to "mess" with images soon, in the Educational Resources forum.
Please visit us in a trip to fantasy land, where anything is possible, even the dead walk sometimes ;) :
i like it. the white bird against the water colors and the yellow feet are great. i do feel that too much of what is considered good bird photography is "formulaic" (if that is a word)