Leaves, twigs & cones

Leaves, twigs & cones

Many leaves or complete twigs are also available as fresh food, and the cones are often used for nibbling.

Suitable leaves, twigs & cones.

Trees & Shrubs

Leaves

Bark

Other

Apple tree

Buds, flowers

Birch

Seeds, buds, flowers

Alder

Alder cones

Hornbeam

Nuts, kittens, buds

Hazelnut

Buds, buds

Pine (resin-free!)

Cones (dried!)

Fruit tree

except plum, peach, mirabelle plum

Poplar

Seeds, catkins, buds, flowers

Pasture

Buds, kittens

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

  • H.-J. Kühne: “Die Ernährung der Papageien und Sittiche” (Arndt-Verlag)
  • B. Oftring & P. Wolf: “Vogelfutterpflanzen aus Natur und Garten” (Arndt-Verlag)
  • B. Oftring & P. Wolf: “Vogelfutterpflanzen aus Natur und Garten” (Arndt-Verlag)