NOTE: This article focuses on the folklore aspect of La Lechuza, a supposedly paranormal creature. It neither endorses nor discredits beliefs the monster.
Some say La Lechuza wings through the Mexican and South Western United States night. One of her favorite haunts is the area around my hometown of San Antonio, Texas, USA.
This fiend is believed to be a giant witch-owl, often taking the form of some Harpy.
There are those who claim La Lechuza is the ghost of a witch who was killed by angry neighbors. Other people swear she is a living BRUJA (evil witch) who cannot be killed.
La Lechuza is only seen at night, and her appeance may coincide with thunderstorms. Tales of her go back over 100 years and sightings continue to this day.
Modern day accounts tell of large owl like beings terrorizing cars and travelers. But traditional accounts relate La Lechuza's goal is to kill humans.
She lures people out of their homes by imitating the cries of a baby lost in the night. If someone goes out to look for the child, she SWOOPS down and carries the person away!
Other times she calls a person's name, banshee-like, as a portent of death.
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Wouldn't you like to have one of these birds as a pet?
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