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  Ripe berries of the black elder (Sambucus nigra) are a healthy goody for budgies, parrots and many other pet bird species. You can pick elderberries from August to September and freeze them for winter.

Birds also love to graze from the inflorescences that are filled with pollen and nectar what gives them a sweet taste. black elder flowers in June and July.

Black elder

 
 
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