![]() ![]() But all who report such sightings mention one thing: the encounter terrified them. Usually, nobody is hurt in these encounters. In this day and age, most encounters with La Lechuza occur when she swoops down on cars that are driving on a deserted road late at night. In the manner of the Banshee of Irish and Scottish legend, to hear the cry of the Witch Bird is an omen that someone in the household of the one who heard the cry will die. Once she has them in her sights, she swoops down on the confused and frightened individual and carries them off to her lair, where she may devour them at her leisure. And anyone who attempts to locate the source of the sound risks their lives, for they may become the Witch Bird’s next meal. It is said that when Lechuza locates her prey, she perches herself in a hidden area, and will then commence making strange whistling sounds or an eerie sound resembling the crying of a newborn baby. And like those two entities, La Lechuza uses sound that bears a supernatural compulsion to lure her prey to her. This resembles the Harpy of Greek mythology in many ways, but she also bears traits of the Siren and the Banshee. Every night, she is said to transform into a five to six-foot tall bird (most commonly an owl) with the face of a beautiful or wizened old woman and enormous wings. In others, she is a woman that has sold her soul to the Devil in order to gain supernatural powers. Many people believe in her existence, while others claim to have actually seen this creature. She particularly enjoys attacking people who have had one too many beers. She can appear at any time, and seems to be particularly widespread in Zavala County. ![]() ![]() The legend of La Lechuza is very popular in Mexico and Texas. Sometimes, she is the ghost of a woman who was widowed by a man who remarried, or was the devoted wife of an unfaithful husband. Folklore says that she returned from beyond the grave as a ghost to seek revenge upon those who murdered her in the form of a human-sized bird with a woman’s face. In Spanish, the word lechuza simply means “owl.” To those who believe the stories, she is known as the “Witch Bird.” According to legend, La Lechuza was once a curandera (someone who practices black magic) who, after being exposed as a witch (or bruja), was killed by the angry and frightened townspeople. In the Hispanic folklore of Mexico and Texas, tales are told of a strange shapeshifting witch known as La Lechuza. ![]()
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