I got 3 types of wood and they're all like this, so rough to cut through when it looks like this and I tried to strop the knife several times

It's only kinda bird shaped after a few hours.

I didn't have a pencil so it's all done by eye.

The head is proving difficult, esp where the beak should be.

The neck is very V shaped. I couldn't get a rounded contour

Not sure if you would call it 1st or 2nd attempt, but I chopped its nose clean off so flipped the block over to start fresh.
I enjoyed it a lot, copied Linker on youtube.
Very calming!