They were having a serious conversation about nature photography.
But Countryfile fans couldn't help but giggle when Simon King told presenter Ellie Harrison to "spread your legs" on the show this week.
The accidentally suggestive remark came as the pair stood on a hillside photographing jackdaws mid-flight.
Simon said: "The faster you can get your shutter speed to work then the more likely you are to freeze movement."
Ellie replied: "That movement is quite hard. You're sort of holding your camera then realising you have to be moving constantly."
Her colleague then imparted his advice, saying: "This is the other thing, make yourself into the stabilising device.
"So what you're doing, get your elbow, tuck it in here, spread your legs a bit, like that, be that tripod, and then use your body to do the track."
Fans couldn't help but remark on the double entendre, flooding Twitter with comments about the respectable BBC show.
"Spread your legs Ellie – er okay Simon," wrote one, while another commented: "Simon telling Ellie to spread her legs. Oooh Matron."
And a third wrote: " #countryfile spread your legs Ellie... blimey...direct."
