Looking for thought and opinions - Black and white or colour?

These couple of shots are an extension of this one <---- LINK

Iv had my eye in this tree for a while and I was (I think) lucky enough to get some nice shots while the sky was up to interesting things..

Anyway - This is a different shot - taken minutes after the above. I'm personally keen on the Black and White - but Id love to hear any-thoughts you might have.

Cheers!

Neither really. If you find a better composition and subject, then I would say color in this particular light as it isn't very contrasty.

I prefer the black and white.

I like the B&W better.

I too like the B&W because in the color one, the colors look a bit messy. Sorry I don't know how else to describe it. Try working on your color version a bit more!