What are the chances? That’s got to be what the pilots of Delta Flight 277 were asking each other after a cracked windshield forced them to put their Boeing 747 down at Henderson Field on the Midway Islands where – before landing – the darn thing flew into a big ole albatross. The pathetic photo sent to me tonight shows just how much damage a large bird can do. But don’t blame the albatross, they live here. In fact, they’re nesting at Midway Atoll National Wildlife Refuge  an island with “the world’s largest population of Laysan Albatrosses.” Back in the 1930s, this little island was … Continue reading Delta Pilots – Not a Day to Play the Lottery