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And a present for birds... a recipe for speedy bird cake . Another great family activity for the festive period (especially important with more snow forecast this weekend!) Tell us how you got on and, as ever, share your photos in our RSPB community gallery.

Last month, Katie told us all about fat and why it is good for birds , so I thought I'd have a go at making some speedy bird cakes, and see how they go down with my garden visitors. Using the recipe tucked away in our youth pages, it didn't take me long to make the cake and get it hanging...

We humans are constantly bombarded with messages that Fat Is Bad. It's less lard, more olive oil these days. And rightly so, much of the time. Now that many of us live rather sedentary lives, sitting around in heated offices and houses, fat isn't as important for us as it once was. For birds...