GOAL: Make it look like an oil painting (the first solution I could think of for the blur).
What I did (in PSP XI):
-Cropped significantly to highlight the bird more
-Unsharp mask (Radius 75, strength 50) for contrast
-Applied a brush strokes filter (can't remember exact settings)
-Increased saturation to make it more colorful
-Adjusted histogram midtones to boost contrast just a bit more.
-Added ornate picture frame and changed mat color to go with photo.