First oneīs not at all sharp but what a wild tail. I tried to sharpen but I swear I didnīt fiddle with the color.

Peter, The are beautiful!

Penny
Niagara Falls, NY
USDA zone 6a/6b
Heat zone 4
Sunset zone 39

Thanks very, very much Peter! I have never seen the male of this species before, and you said you would get it!!!

Thanks Patricia. Itīs not a good shot of the male so Iīll have to go back for more.

Those are excellent! The Mango has such a beautiful tail, both the male and the female.

Wow...Wow...Wow is all I have to say!! Great shots!!

Chris
Burlington County
NJ

Wow Great shots Pitter ! The plumage on are just amazing , thanks for sharing.

Zone 6b New Jersey

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Just beautiful! The colors in the tail are so pretty!

Joan Garvey - Metairie, LA Zone 9

I illustrated a Jamaican Mango for a field guide, and although otherwise somewhat different, the tail was very similar in color to your Black-throated Mango. Painting iridescent birds is always a challenge. The advantage of a painting over a photo is that you can show all of the areas of iridescence, even though in a photo it might be difficult to get them all to show up at once.

If I had time, I'd dig that painting up and scan it, but I'm busy trying to figure out what seeds to order.

Gorgeous photo, and the lack of sharpness just adds to it.

Peter, the 1rst photo is just perfect to me - it is stellar.

Patrick
USDA Zone 8b
Heat Zone 3
Sunset Zone 5
SeaTac, WA...one cool place

Thank you all for being very forgiving. I still want more shots of the male. He was harder to get than the female. Always perched facing away from the sun.

Beautiful and breathtaking photos...

Karen
Southern California

Georgeous as always!!! Keep 'em coming!!

Joni
Elwood, IL
Zone 5

What pictures!!!!

Dianne
Southeast Alabama
Heat Zone 8
Sunset Zone 31