# Nature Photographer Shares Viral Social Media Block Story

> Nature photographer Carl Bovis explains how a viral woodpigeon photo led to social media blocking by a woman who claimed he disliked the bird.
- Title: Nature Photographer Shares Viral Social Media Block Story
- Summary: Nature photographer Carl Bovis explains how a viral woodpigeon photo led to social media blocking by a woman who claimed he disliked the bird. Nature…
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- Source: Digital Camera World — https://digitalcameraworld.com/photography/nature-and-wildlife-photography/after-a-unique-viral-photo-nature-photographer-tells-us-how-the-surreal-experience-of-being-blocked-on-social-media-was-hilarious-and-we-think-he-has-a-point
- Published: 2026-09-30T16:51:03+00:00
- Read time: 1 min
- Topics: carl bovis, woodpigeon, social media, viral photo, nfl, digital camera world, photography, singing woodpigeon, nike, nikon
## Viral Woodpigeon Photo
Photographer Carl Bovis shared a photo of a rain-soaked woodpigeon that went viral on social media.

> I'm usually quite sensitive to criticism but I found that hilarious!
## Social Media Block
Former New York attorney Regina Alberty blocked Carl Bovis after he posted an unflattering photo of a bird.

> Usually photographers try to take pictures that favor the subject. Do you even like the subject of your pics?
## Hilarious Reaction
Carl Bovis said he found the reaction to his photo hilarious and didn't expect the strong social media backlash.

> I didn't quite expect the reaction it got.
## Why She Blocked Him
Regina Alberty claimed Carl Bovis deliberately made the image look bad because he disliked the woodpigeon.

> Do you even like the subject of your pics?
## Photography Background
Carl Bovis started taking bird photos in 2006 with a Nikon D50 DSLR camera and shared them on Fotothing.

> I've always loved birds, and I started taking photos of them back in 2006 when I bought my first DSLR camera, a Nikon D50.
## Current Camera Setup
Carl Bovis now uses a Nikon Z9 camera with a Z 180-600mm lens for wildlife photography.

> I like to walk about hand-holding it with Nikon Z 180-600mm lens to get my photos.
## Singing Woodpigeon Clarification
The woodpigeon photo was actually a preen in the rain, not singing, and captured with a fast shutter speed.

> This Woodpigeon wasn't actually singing (or cooing), it had just shaken itself, and I used a very fast shutter speed to freeze this split second in time.
## Key takeaway

Nature photographer Carl Bovis was blocked by a woman after posting a photo of a rain-soaked woodpigeon, which she claimed he intentionally made unflattering.