This little owl was recently seen at the window of an old barn at Hoopers Inlet. PHOTO: SUPPLIED : Sightings of little owls in South range widely

Outram resident Duncan Wells holds a little owl that was found inside the family house when they returned from holiday. PHOTO: ANNE-MARIE WELLS : Sightings of little owls in South range widely

A little owl in Cromwell spotted by Otago Daily Times reader Leonie Robinson. PHOTO: LEONIE ROBINSON : Sightings of little owls in South range widely

A little owl at a property south of Oamaru. PHOTO; TRACEY VICKERS PHOTOGRAPHY : Sightings of little owls in South range widely

A little owl makes use of a children’s bicycle at a property south of Oamaru. PHOTO: TRACEY VICKERS PHOTOGRAPHY : Sightings of little owls in South range widely

A little owl at a farm near Middlemarch. PHOTOS: BRAYDEN FOOTE : Sightings of little owls in South range widely