Is That a Bird in Your Bra?

Florida- An Englewood woman has landed in jail after allegedly padding her bra with a rare greenwing parrot.

Jill Knispel, 35, faces felony charges for stealing the bird from her employer, Baby Exotic Birds of Englewood, after she traded it for a vintage 1964 Karmann Ghia automobile.

According to the Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission, Knispel bragged to the car owners that she had flown the coup with the $2,000 bird after nesting it in her brassiere.

The car owners turned out to be close friends of the rightful owner, and squawked. After DNA tests confirmed the bird was the baby of parrots owned by Hobbs Guenther, Knispel was booked at the Sarasota County Jail under $1,000 bond.

"The circumstances of the case are the most bizarre I've ever encountered," said veteran FWC Investigator, Lenny Barshinger.

But then, Barshinger may not have heard of Giraldo Wong being charged with smuggling two songbirds - tiny Cuban grassquits - into Miami by hiding them in his underpants. Wong was charged in August by the U.S. Attorney's office for smuggling and lying on a customs form.