The wild pansy
(Viola tricolour) is another tasteful addition to a
pet bird's diet. In its wild form, pansy is about 10 to 20 cm
big and flowers from March to October. Shortly after the beginning
of the main season in which pansy is flowering, you can find ripe seeds.
You can pick them till November. Just after the seeds have become
ripe, each seed vessel opens and the small brownish grains are
visible.
Budgies prefer half-ripe and ripe seeds of wild pansy after they have gotten used to that kind of food stuff. This healthy goody can be frozen for winter.
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