Traverse City Airshow Thunderbirds

I've been sitting on these images for a few weeks.  Sorry.  Lazy.  Lots of aircraft images in the last few weeks.  The nature preserve where I've been getting my critter opportunities has been closed longer than usual due to the incredibly wet spring.  It opened today, but access will be on a limited schedule.  The limited schedule will not cramp my ability to get out there so I'm OK with this.  I see critters in my weekend!
But this is a aircraft post.  Let the correct subject posting begin.
I have no favorites between the Thunderbirds and Blue Angles.  And I would travel 90% as far to see a second level jet demonstration team such as the Patriots.   And I say second level with all the respect in the world.  All these pilots and support teams put on one hell of a show.
I was talking with a new friend on the UHH and said that I now have time (and financial resources) to go to air shows and how much I am enjoying this year.  I've got one, if not two solid travel trips planned for 2020.  Certainly more are possible.
I've said this before.  I like the air show flights, the small aircraft flipping over and rolling around.  But I am really there for air power.  Afterburner.  Noise.  Heat.  I want to see USAF, Navy, Marines and the Coast Guard.  The demo teams are top notch for sure, but show me the F22, F35, AV8 and helos.  Show me the B52s, not the band although that would be a fun intermission, and the B2s.  Bring on the Canadians as well.  And hook me with the legacy military aircraft.  It's all great.
It's been many years since I've seen the Thunderbirds.  this was first show as a civilian.  And the same can be said of seeing the Blue Angles, but I'm ex-USAF so really, really excited to see the T-Birds.  This show, over the water didn't disappoint.  
There isn't much story to go with each of images because the Traverse City Airshow has been talked about already.  So here are the images so far:

Thunderbirds Four Ship Diamond

NIKON D500 Ver.1.15/70.0-300.0 mm f/4.5-5.6

360 mm, 1/2500 sec, f/5.6 ISO 140 (Auto)

EV 0, Manual Mode

Thunderbirds Four Ship Formation

NIKON D500 Ver.1.15/70.0-300.0 mm f/4.5-5.6

600 mm, 1/2500 sec, f/5.6 ISO 200 (Auto)

EV 0, Manual Mode

Thunderbirds Inverted

NIKON D500 Ver.1.15/70.0-300.0 mm f/4.5-5.6

450 mm, 1/2500 sec, f/5.6 ISO 180 (Auto)

EV 0, Manual Mode

Thunderbirds Mirror

NIKON D500 Ver.1.15/70.0-300.0 mm f/4.5-5.6

450 mm, 1/2500 sec, f/5.6 ISO 180 (Auto)

EV 0, Manual Mode

All these were fun to take, but the show was quite far away.  Not only are the mm's high, but they are cropped aggressively.  Lucky for me, they are scheduled to be at Reno later this year and should be a bit closer.  Just breathe, Kurt.  Act like you've been there before.