Reginald Badham Lodge facts for kids

The cover of Pictures of Bird Life

Reginald Badham Lodge (born March 10, 1853, died February 13, 1937) was an amazing English artist. He loved birds and spent his life studying them. He was an ornithologist (someone who studies birds), a photographer, and a painter.

In 1895, Reginald Lodge made history. He received the very first medal ever given for nature photography! This special award came from the Royal Photographic Society. His winning photo showed a Northern lapwing bird sitting on its eggs. Some experts, like Eric Hosking, even thought it was the first photo ever taken of a wild bird.

Reginald had a brother named George Edward Lodge. He was also good with birds, especially as a bird artist and an expert in falconry (training birds of prey). Their father, Samuel Lodge, was a church leader at Lincoln Cathedral. Reginald also had a friend named Oliver G. Pike, and they often went on trips together.

Reginald Lodge's Work

Lapwing incubating its eggs, the famous photo that won Reginald Lodge the first nature photography medal.

Reginald Lodge created many beautiful works about birds. In 1903, he published a book called Pictures of Bird Life: On Woodland Meadow, Mountain and Marsh. This book was special because it had many colorful pictures. These pictures were taken by Reginald himself, showing birds in their natural homes.

You can find some of his works in museums that are part of the National Trust Collections.

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

The Dick Institute also has several of his wonderful bird paintings.

Gallery

Paintings

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  A beautiful Common kingfisher

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  A small Whinchat bird

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  An elegant Eurasian spoonbill

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Photographs

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  Birds wading in Spanish Lagoon

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See also

• John Gould