Air Force F-16's collision with ducks in Alaska ended in 'flameout landing'

Air Force F-16's collision with ducks in Alaska ended in 'flameout landing'

The white-winged scoter is a northern migratory waterfowl — a duck — with what the ornithologist at AllAboutBirds.org call “velvety black” feathers, an “upturned comma of white around the eye” and an “orange-tipped bill.” It nests in northern lakes across Canada, where it feeds on freshwater mussels, diving underwater to find them, holding its breath for up to a minute. Though rarely seen in the lower 48 U.S. states, the scoter’s migratory range…