Reginald Badham Lodge

Reginald Badham Lodge (1852–1937) was an English ornithologist, photographer, and painter of birds.

Pictures of Bird Life cover

His brother was bird illustrator and falconry expert George Edward Lodge. Their father was Samuel Lodge, a canon of Lincoln Cathedral and rector of Scrivelsby, Lincolnshire.

Lodge was friends with Oliver G. Pike and they made trips together.[1]

Work

In 1903 he published Pictures of Bird Life: On Woodland Meadow, Mountain and Marsh, "with numerous colour illustrations from photographs from life by the author".

His works are among the National Trust Collections at member museums:[2]

• One hundred photographs of bird life (1907) is in the library of Coleton Fishacre, Devon
• Bird-hunting through wild Europe (1908) is in the library of Calke Abbey, Derbyshire

The Dick Institute holds several of his bird paintings.[3]

Gallery

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  Eurasian spoonbill
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See also

• John Gould

References

1. Callahan, David (August 14, 2014). A History of Birdwatching in 100 Objects. Bloomsbury Publishing. ISBN 9781408186664 – via Google Books.
2. "Results, Lodge, Reginald Badham". www.nationaltrustcollections.org.uk.
3. "Lodge, Reginald Badham, 1853–1957 | Art UK". artuk.org.