WALNUT CREEK, Calif. - Firefighters in the East Bay responded to a home on Friday after a resident called to report a red-tailed hawk had flown into her home through the bedroom window.

What we know:

The Contra Costa County Fire Protection District shared this tale on their Instagram page.

They said firefighters with Engine 4 were able to assist the Rossmoor resident after the bird of prey ended up inside the house.

Several photos detail the bird's ordeal. One shows the hawk perched upon a glass shower door with its talons sunken into a tericloth towel.

Another shows the moment of capture; two firefighters appear to have caught the bird in a blanket after cornering it in the bathroom.

The hawk was set outside on the patio by the two firefighters where it was set free.

At first,

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