Many leaves or complete twigs are also available as fresh food, and the cones are often used for nibbling.
Suitable leaves, twigs & cones
| Baum & Strauch | Blätter | Rinde | Sonstiges |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apple tree | Buds, flowers | ||
| Birch | Seeds, buds, flowers | ||
| Alder | Alder cones | ||
| Hornbeam | Nutlets, catkins, buds | ||
| Hazelnut bush | Catkins, buds | ||
| Pine (resin-free!) | Cone (getrocknet!) | ||
| Fruit tree | except plum, peach, mirabelle plum | ||
| Poplar | Seeds, catkins, buds, flowers | ||
| Willow | Buds, catkins | ||
| Vines |
suitable / only rarely / in spring only rarely /unsuitable
Caution: Willow branches have higher levels of salicylic acid in the spring and thus should be offered infrequently or not at all during this time.
Trees & Bushes
Apfelbaum
Birke
Haselnuss
Kiefer
Pappel
Weide
Weinblätter
- H.-J. Kühne: “Die Ernährung der Papageien und Sittiche” (Arndt-Verlag)
- B. Oftring & P. Wolf: “Vogelfutterpflanzen aus Natur und Garten” (Arndt-Verlag)
- A. Wilbrand: “Futterpflanzen für Vögel” (Oertel+Spörer)
Additional sources of information:
- A. Wilbrand: “Futterpflanzen für Vögel” (book)
- B. Oftring & P. Wolf: “Vogelfutterpflanzen aus Natur und Garten” (book)
- H.-J. Kühne: “Die Ernährung der Papageien und Sittiche” (book)