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Reginald Badham Lodge (10 March 1853–13 February 1937) was an English
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:
* ''One hundred photographs of bird life'' (1907) is in the library of Coleton Fishacre,
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ornithologist
Ornithology, from Ancient Greek ὄρνις (''órnis''), meaning "bird", and -logy from λόγος (''lógos''), meaning "study", is a branch of zoology dedicated to the study of birds. Several aspects of ornithology differ from related discip ...
, photographer, and painter of birds. In 1895 he received from the Royal Photographic Society
The Royal Photographic Society of Great Britain, commonly known as the Royal Photographic Society (RPS), is the world's oldest photographic society having been in continuous existence since 1853. It was founded in London, England, in 1853 as th ...
the first medal ever presented for nature photography, for a photograph of a Northern lapwing (''Vanellus vanellus
The northern lapwing (''Vanellus vanellus''), also known as the peewit or pewit, tuit or tewit, green plover, or (in Ireland and Great Britain) pyewipe or just lapwing, is a bird in the lapwing subfamily. It is common through temperate Eurosibe ...
'') incubating its eggs. Eric Hosking and Harold Lowes stated their belief that this was the first photograph of a wild bird.
His brother was bird illustrator and falconry
Falconry is the hunting of wild animals in their natural state and habitat by means of a trained bird of prey. Small animals are hunted; squirrels and rabbits often fall prey to these birds. Two traditional terms are used to describe a person ...
expert George Edward Lodge
George Edward Lodge FZS, (3 December 1860 – 5 February 1954)Savory ''op. cit.'' was a British illustrator of birds and an authority on falconry.
Early life
George Edward Lodge was born at Scrivelsby, Lincolnshire. His father, Samuel Lo ...
. Their father was Samuel Lodge, a canon
Canon or Canons may refer to:
Arts and entertainment
* Canon (fiction), the material accepted as officially written by an author or an ascribed author
* Literary canon, an accepted body of works considered as high culture
** Western canon, th ...
of Lincoln Cathedral
Lincoln Cathedral, also called Lincoln Minster, and formally the Cathedral Church of the Blessed Virgin Mary of Lincoln, is a Church of England cathedral in Lincoln, England, Lincoln, England. It is the seat of the bishop of Lincoln and is the Mo ...
and rector of Scrivelsby, Lincolnshire.
Lodge was friends with Oliver G. Pike and they made trips together.
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:
* ''One hundred photographs of bird life'' (1907) is in the library of Coleton Fishacre, Devon
Devon ( ; historically also known as Devonshire , ) is a ceremonial county in South West England. It is bordered by the Bristol Channel to the north, Somerset and Dorset to the east, the English Channel to the south, and Cornwall to the west ...
* ''Bird-hunting through wild Europe'' (1908) is in the library of Calke Abbey
Calke Abbey is a Grade I listed building, Grade I listed English country house, country house near Ticknall, Derbyshire, England, in the care of the charitable National Trust.
The site was an Augustinians, Augustinian priory from the 12th centu ...
, Derbyshire
Derbyshire ( ) is a ceremonial county in the East Midlands of England. It borders Greater Manchester, West Yorkshire, and South Yorkshire to the north, Nottinghamshire to the east, Leicestershire to the south-east, Staffordshire to the south a ...
The Dick Institute holds several of his bird paintings.
Gallery
Paintings
Common kingfisher
The common kingfisher (''Alcedo atthis''), also known as the Eurasian kingfisher and river kingfisher, is a small kingfisher with seven subspecies recognized within its wide distribution across Eurasia and North Africa. It is resident in much of ...
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The whinchat (''Saxicola rubetra'') is a small bird migration, migratory passerine bird breeding in Europe and Palearctic, western Asia and wintering in central Africa. At one time considered to be in the thrush family, Turdidae, it is now pla ...
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The Eurasian spoonbill (''Platalea leucorodia''), or common spoonbill, is a wading bird of the ibis and spoonbill family Threskiornithidae, native to Europe, Africa and Asia. The species is partially migratory with the more northerly breeding popu ...
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Photographs
See also
*John Gould
John Gould (; 14 September 1804 – 3 February 1881) was an English ornithologist who published monographs on birds, illustrated by plates produced by his wife, Elizabeth Gould (illustrator), Elizabeth Gould, and several other artists, includ ...
References
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