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They've become unlikely online stars thanks to their antics on nestcams, and now it's hoped the popularity of four owls in somerset in south—west england will help promote conservation. barn owl numbers in the area are in decline, and there's been a call forfarmers to install more nest boxes. as scott ellis reports, it now seems to be paying off. just look at the wing of this. you can see it's not yet fully developed. born in the wild, but famous in tens of thousands of homes worldwide thanks to nestcam. these are the parents, finn and orla. the eggs were laid in early april and hatched a mo...

How to Attract Owls to Nest in Your Backyard Where do owls live? Roll out the welcome mat for these shadowy nighttime fliers. Experts reveal how to attract owls: provide shelter and offer nest sites. Owls are both popular and mysterious. They’re so obscure, in fact, that most people report they’ve never seen one in real life, let alone a backyard owl. But some kinds of owls come into suburban neighborhoods and city parks. Learn how to attract owls to nest and live in your backyard by following these four tips. Johann Schumacher Design 1. How to Attract Owls

Their public debut later this summer. cute little fellow. >> totally cute. i mean, who doesn't like -- are penguins kind of hard? i don't see them in a lot of zoos. >> i'm not sure, to be honest. but three new chicks have joined the oregon zoo penguin colony this month. so been a good winter for these guys. >> they are keeping cozy in little nest boxes. i was wondering how they do that. they have a diet of fish smoothies provided by their parents. would you try one? >> fish smoothie? i'm going to pass on the fish smoothie. the penguins are probably the only ones happy about this weather. and...

Flying colors. porker and siblings will make their debut later this summer. >> totally cute. i mean, who doesn't like -- are penguins kind of hard? i don't see them in a lot of zoos. >> i'm not sure, to be honest. but three new chicks have joined the portland zoo this month. so been a good winter for these guys. >> they are keeping cozy in little nest boxes. i was wondering how they do that. they have a diet of fish smoothies provided by their parents. would you try one? >> the smoothy? i'm going to pass on the fish smoothy. the penguins are probably the only ones happy about this weather. a...