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Watch: NBC 7 Meteorologist Dagmar Midcap Rescues Hawk That Flew Into Her Home

San Diego's favorite animal lover had a surprise guest at her San Diego County home on Tuesday morning

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NBC 7 weather forecaster and "Down to Earth" host Dagmar Midcap does more than talk the talk, she hawk's the hawk.

San Diego's favorite animal lover had a surprise guest at her San Diego County home on Tuesday morning.

A "beautiful sharp shinned hawk missed his turn (rather unusual) while chasing a possible meal and ended up in my living room," Midcap tweeted out on Tuesday.

In a beautifully framed shot, the hawk can be seen perched on her living-room windowsill, then making a few frightened attempts at escaping out the framed-in window before Midcap, blanket stretched out at arm's length, makes a gentle capture.

Midcap turns, then, caring her avian bundle out of the frame, before releasing her newly made winged friend.

It's all in a day's work for Midcap, who replied to a fan, "Helping is my 'happy place.' My next career move???"

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