I think I had a senior moment here! I took it from inside the kitchen, looking east. I used the zoom with Macro setting. I think it is the macro that blurs the background. I am cheating on the camera and not using the manual much. A sweet person on the Cooking Forum has posted a course on how to take inside food pictures. I am reading and rereading it and followed her suggestions for the bird pictures. The only thing is I can't control the light like you cant taking food photos. I have vowed to learn to use this darned camera beside pointing and shooting. She goes into all of the settings. I think they are listed on FAQ on cooking forum. Here is a link that might be useful: photo tips blog.

Bird may not look so pretty without this great natural green surroundings......

Thanks, Calliope, but I think it's bigger than a kingbird. I shot this with a 200mm lens. The cropped close up is less than 1/8 of the original photo. And you're right about the beak. Eagle Marsh has become a surprising pass through for migrating birds. I'm guessing that this one was on the way to somewhere else...

We also get a lot of pine warblers this time of year as well. They have yellow on them as well as the palm warblers. Pine warblers seem more abundant and tend to stay in small groups whereas the palm warblers are more solitary. Dirty is so right ... we get so many winter migrants. Winter is the time for warblers for sure. My favorite bird guides are Sibley's. Anything by David Sibley is my vote on the bird guides. He tends to have more views of the birds, which makes identification easier. He also has a Sibley Birds of North America Android app.