This one-of-a-kind home is located in Alvin, about 20 minutes south of Houston as the crow (or owl) flies. After all, La Lechuza has been swooping away drunkards for years, and with that comes plenty of pocket change and wallets to fund her current home search. The average price for a home in Houston is $267,794 an affordable price range for our mythical amiga. She’s simply misunderstood and could use a home nest to rest her wings in the beauty that is the greater Houston area. While La Lechuza has plagued residents for centuries, let’s not forget she’s a native Texan like many of us. "That animal is not from this world," he told a reporter for the Corpus Christi Times, "I was scared." When he went outside to check, he was confronted by an about four-foot-tall bird with a long beak and eyes as big as silver dollars, its face more like a bat than a bird. In January 1976, Alverico Guajardo heard a noise outside his trailer home in Brownsville. Despite this possible explanation, reports of La Lechuza sightings have persisted for centuries. Although her exact origins are unknown, the tales may have been inspired by a giant owl that frequented barns and other abandoned structures. Stories surrounding La Lechuza have been told since the Spanish colonized Mexico back in the 1820s. Her body is reminiscent of a giant owl, but her face is that of an old woman. La Lechuza has been described as being between four and seven feet tall with a 15-foot wingspan. Parents often opt for the latter explanation, using La Lechuza as a fear tactic to keep their children from misbehaving. Some versions of the legend say she preys on drunkards - others say she preys on babies. La Lechuza mimics the cry of a baby, luring unsuspecting victims outside so the owl can swoop in for her latest meal. “Lechuza” is Spanish for owl, and La Lechuza has been used for centuries to spread fear and prompt obedience in children. If you’d like to hear accounts from Texans who encountered La Lechuza, check out the podcast below:īefore we take to the skies to find this legend a new place to roost, let’s dig into the history of La Lechuza. She uses her magic to shapeshift into a large owl, taking revenge on those who wronged her in her previous life. These spooky stories passed down over generations tell the tale of a woman who sold her soul for magical powers. Whooo is La Lechuza? This mythical monster comes from Mexican and Tejano folklore, and she’s used as a popular scare story by parents looking to get their children to behave.
What are your thoughts on La Lechuza? Have a Lechuza experience of your own? We want to hear it! Shoot us a message! Visit us online at thefreakydeaky.This Old Owl Needs a Texas Nest in Which to Rest It truly is the only way around these pesky algorithms, and it really does help us grow! If you're enjoying the show, please consider taking a moment to rate, review and tell your friends. In other tales, the Lechuza is the vengeful spirit of a woman who has returned from the grave to torment the living and to seek revenge. Her spirit returns in the form of the bird-monster to get revenge. In some versions of the story, the Lechuza is the spirit of a witch who was murdered by locals. Lechuza will then swoop down and carry off the confused and horrified individual. When a Lechuza finds her target she will perch in a location where she can't easily be seen and then will make either strange whistles or the sound of an infant crying.Īnyone who attempts to determine where the sound is coming from is at risk of becoming Lechuza's dinner. They then fly through the night in search of prey. A human-sized bird with a woman's face, Lechuza are women who have sold their souls to the devil in exchange for magical powers.Īt night, they transform into monsters with a bird's body and a woman's face, similar to depictions of harpies in Greek mythology. Tales of Lechuza are quite popular in Mexico and Texas. Lechuza are either shape-shifting witches or spirits in Hispanic folklore.
Welcome back to The Freaky Deaky! Today the gang tackles the eerily spooky legend of Le Lechuza Bruja, the Owl Witch of Mexican/Hispanic folklore, as well as other examples of half woman / half bird hybrids found throughout history.
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