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••• ☕ Where high tea meets high strangeness ☕ •••
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Wendigo Wednesday • Art by "scenesbycolleen" of Deviant Art by @teaandcryptids

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Werewolf-Wednesday / Devil-Dogs of Hump Day • Art by the talented Greg Luzniak

*** Prints available via the artist's Etsy shop (GregLuzniakArt) *** by @teaandcryptids

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Wendigo Wednesday • Art by "scenesbycolleen" of Deviant Art by @teaandcryptids

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The Flatwoods Monster • Art by HatredsPerfection of Deviant Art ➡️

• The Flatwoods monster in West Virginia folklore, is a creature reported to have been sighted in the town of Flatwoods in Braxton County, West Virginia, United States, on September 12, 1952, after a bright light crossed the night sky.

• At 7:15 p.m., on September 12, 1952, two brothers, Edward and Fred May, and their friend Tommy Hyer, said that they saw a bright object cross the sky and land on the property of local farmer G. Bailey Fisher. The boys went to the home of Kathleen May, where they told their story. May, accompanied by the three boys, local children Neil Nunley and Ronnie Shaver, and West Virginia National Guardsman Eugene Lemon, went to the Fisher farm in an effort to locate whatever it was that the boys had said they had seen. The group reached the top of a hill, where Nunley said they saw a pulsing red light. Lemon said he aimed a flashlight in that direction and momentarily saw a tall "man-like figure with a round, red face surrounded by a pointed, hood-like shape". by @teaandcryptids

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CRYPTID in your own own backyard... THE PASSENGER PIGEON ??? ➡️

The passenger pigeon is an extinct species of pigeon that was endemic to North America. Its common name is derived from the French word passager, meaning "passing by", due to the migratory habits of the species.

The last captive birds were divided in three groups around the turn of the 20th century, some of which were photographed alive. Martha, thought to be the last passenger pigeon, passing on September 1, 1914, at the Cincinnati Zoo. The eradication of the species is a notable example of anthropogenic extinction.

SIGHTINGS ??? There are certainly living birds that could cause some misidentifications on this topic, but like most cryptid mysteries it wouldn't account for all sightings, so it does lead one to think that the possibility of a small living population of Passenger Pigeons is at least possible.

Per Pam Rotella of Horicon Birds...

• If you believe that you've seen a living passenger pigeon, then please submit that sighting to HoriconBirds .com via the form included on the Contact page. This page is organized with the most recent sightings first.

• In light of my own passenger pigeon sightings, and others' sightings e-mailed to me after I posted my own on the world wide web, I've decided to maintain a page documenting possible passenger pigeon sightings from anyone willing to share them. This sightings page is meant to benefit the birding community, and I'll maintain it because the bird banding lab and other official bird reporting sites don't make room for the possibility of living passenger pigeons.

• I haven't scrutinized the sightings here, as that would make birdwatchers critical of themselves and discourage them from sharing what may be valid sightings. Readers can decide for themselves whether any of these sightings indicate a surviving species or not. The range of these sightings is interesting -- Southeastern and Southwestern Pennsylvania, Southern Ohio, Wisconsin, Illinois, Iowa, and Eastern Wyoming (basically, the birds' historic range).

Visit the Horicon Birds web page to read encounters, see photos and submit your own possible Passanger Pigeon sightings 👏👏👏 by @teaandcryptids

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The Flatwoods Monster • Art by Fossilboy123 of Deviant Art ➡️

• The Flatwoods monster in West Virginia folklore, is a creature reported to have been sighted in the town of Flatwoods in Braxton County, West Virginia, United States, on September 12, 1952, after a bright light crossed the night sky.

• At 7:15 p.m., on September 12, 1952, two brothers, Edward and Fred May, and their friend Tommy Hyer, said that they saw a bright object cross the sky and land on the property of local farmer G. Bailey Fisher. The boys went to the home of Kathleen May, where they told their story. May, accompanied by the three boys, local children Neil Nunley and Ronnie Shaver, and West Virginia National Guardsman Eugene Lemon, went to the Fisher farm in an effort to locate whatever it was that the boys had said they had seen. The group reached the top of a hill, where Nunley said they saw a pulsing red light. Lemon said he aimed a flashlight in that direction and momentarily saw a tall "man-like figure with a round, red face surrounded by a pointed, hood-like shape". by @teaandcryptids

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Mothman Monday Illustration • Art by Teratophoneus ➡️

Artistic Mothman Interpretation for Man of Moth Monday • Art by the talented Shrinko57102 of Deviant Art

Mothman, in West Virginian folklore, is a humanoid creature reportedly seen in the Point Pleasant area from November 15, 1966, to December 15, 1967. The first newspaper report was published in the Point Pleasant Register, dated November 16, 1966, titled "Couples See Man-Sized Bird ... Creature ... Something". The national press soon picked up the reports and helped spread the story across the United States.

On November 15, 1966, two young couples from Point Pleasant—Roger and Linda Scarberry, and Steve and Mary Mallette—told police they had seen a large black creature whose eyes "glowed red", standing at the side of the road near "the TNT area", the site of a former World War II munitions plant. Linda Scarberry described it as a 'slender, muscular man' about seven feet tall with white wings. However, she was unable to discern its face due to the hypnotic effect of its eyes. Distressed, the witnesses sped away, reporting that the creature flew after their car, making a screeching sound. It pursued them as far as Point Pleasant city limits.

Following the December 15, 1967 collapse of the Silver Bridge, the incident gave rise to the legend and connected the Mothman sightings to the bridge collapse. To this day Mothman is arguably viewed as an omen or harbinger of horrors to come. This of course is purely speculation, yet intriguing at the same time. by @teaandcryptids

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Artistic Mothman Interpretation for Man of Moth Monday • Art by the Shrinko57102 ➡️

Mothman, in West Virginian folklore, is a humanoid creature reportedly seen in the Point Pleasant area from November 15, 1966, to December 15, 1967. The first newspaper report was published in the Point Pleasant Register, dated November 16, 1966, titled "Couples See Man-Sized Bird ... Creature ... Something". The national press soon picked up the reports and helped spread the story across the United States.

On November 15, 1966, two young couples from Point Pleasant—Roger and Linda Scarberry, and Steve and Mary Mallette—told police they had seen a large black creature whose eyes "glowed red", standing at the side of the road near "the TNT area", the site of a former World War II munitions plant. Linda Scarberry described it as a 'slender, muscular man' about seven feet tall with white wings. However, she was unable to discern its face due to the hypnotic effect of its eyes. Distressed, the witnesses sped away, reporting that the creature flew after their car, making a screeching sound. It pursued them as far as Point Pleasant city limits.

Following the December 15, 1967 collapse of the Silver Bridge, the incident gave rise to the legend and connected the Mothman sightings to the bridge collapse. To this day Mothman is arguably viewed as an omen or harbinger of horrors to come. This of course is purely speculation, yet intriguing at the same time. by @teaandcryptids

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Mothman Monday • Art by the talented Eugene Jaworski ➡️

Mothman, in West Virginian folklore, is a humanoid creature reportedly seen in the Point Pleasant area from November 15, 1966, to December 15, 1967. The first newspaper report was published in the Point Pleasant Register, dated November 16, 1966, titled "Couples See Man-Sized Bird ... Creature ... Something". The national press soon picked up the reports and helped spread the story across the United States.

On November 15, 1966, two young couples from Point Pleasant—Roger and Linda Scarberry, and Steve and Mary Mallette—told police they had seen a large black creature whose eyes "glowed red", standing at the side of the road near "the TNT area", the site of a former World War II munitions plant. Linda Scarberry described it as a 'slender, muscular man' about seven feet tall with white wings. However, she was unable to discern its face due to the hypnotic effect of its eyes. Distressed, the witnesses sped away, reporting that the creature flew after their car, making a screeching sound. It pursued them as far as Point Pleasant city limits.

Following the December 15, 1967 collapse of the Silver Bridge, the incident gave rise to the legend and connected the Mothman sightings to the bridge collapse. To this day Mothman is arguably viewed as an omen or harbinger of horrors to come. This of course is purely speculation, yet intriguing at the same time. by @teaandcryptids

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"Loup-Garou" Illustration • Art by Sumo0172 of Deviant Art

The loup-garou or rougarou (alternatively spelled as roux-ga-roux, rugaroo, or rugaru) is a legendary creature in French communities linked to traditional concepts of the werewolf.

The stories of the creature known as a rougarou are as diverse as the spelling of its name, though they are all connected to francophone cultures through a common derived belief in the loup garou.

Loup is French for wolf, and garou (from Frankish warulf, cognate with English werewolf) is a man who transforms into an animal.

The rougarou legend has been spread for many generations, either directly from French settlers to Louisiana (New France) or via the French Canadian immigrants centuries ago.

In the Cajun legends, the creature is said to prowl the swamps around Acadiana and Greater New Orleans, and the sugar cane fields and woodlands of the regions. The rougarou most often is described as a creature with a human body and the head of a wolf or dog, similar to the werewolf legend. by @teaandcryptids

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Happy Friday! 👏👏👏 Have a fun and safe weekend... because Patty said! 😄 by @teaandcryptids

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"Loup-Garou" Illustration • Art by Sturstein of Deviant Art

The loup-garou or rougarou (alternatively spelled as roux-ga-roux, rugaroo, or rugaru) is a legendary creature in French communities linked to traditional concepts of the werewolf.

The stories of the creature known as a rougarou are as diverse as the spelling of its name, though they are all connected to francophone cultures through a common derived belief in the loup garou.

Loup is French for wolf, and garou (from Frankish warulf, cognate with English werewolf) is a man who transforms into an animal.

The rougarou legend has been spread for many generations, either directly from French settlers to Louisiana (New France) or via the French Canadian immigrants centuries ago.

In the Cajun legends, the creature is said to prowl the swamps around Acadiana and Greater New Orleans, and the sugar cane fields and woodlands of the regions. The rougarou most often is described as a creature with a human body and the head of a wolf or dog, similar to the werewolf legend. by @teaandcryptids

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