This is an old photo of a pair of wood ducks that I made for a lamp as a gift for my parents in the late 1960’s. The ducks are wood ducks, but not really “wood” ducks. However, the base was wood, and had a carved border around the edge which isn’t very visible in the photo.
The birds as well as the “tree” trunk they were on, was made of Styrofoam with auto body filler for the outside. Then they were carved to give details to the “branch” and the two wood ducks. They were then painted with oil paints.