PEOPLE hoping to post a letter in a rural location are being asked to go the extra half a mile after a robin built its nest in the pillar box.
Royal Mail stepped in to protect the bird by taping a message to the box outside Waterrow, near Wiveliscombe, asking mail users not to use it for the time being.
They are being redirected to the nearest collection point with the notice, which says: "Bird nesting in box, please use alternative collection point in Waterrow."
The photo was taken by Christine Ker, of The Cottage Beyond, who said: "Lots of people are talking about it and there are lots of suggestions about which bird it is, but it sounds like a robin to me."
Royal Mail spokeswoman Sally Hopkins said: "Birds do nest in our postboxes from time to time during the spring.
"In such circumstances, we place a notice on the box requesting that customers do not use it so that the nesting birds are not disturbed.
"We check the box regularly and once the birds have left the nest, the box is thoroughly cleaned and then reopened for customers to use.
"In the meantime, we advise customers to use other postboxes nearby - the nearest one is in Waterrow about half a mile away - or they can drop mail off at any Post Office branch in the area."
If customers are unable to wing it down the road, they shouldn't have to wait too long as time is known to fly.
Or in the meantime, maybe they could use pigeon post or even Twitter.