2025 Arizona Wildlife Views Photo Contest
2024 Winning Photograph by Randi Najac
Do you want to see your photo on the cover of Arizona Wildlife Views?
Do you have a knack for capturing great photos of wildlife?
Then you won’t want to miss the Arizona Game and Fish Department’s
19th Annual Wildlife Photo Contest.
One best in show and 11 winners will be showcased in the 2026 calendar, which is published as part of the November-December 2025 issue of Arizona Wildlife Views. The best-in-show photo is published on the cover of the issue and as one of the photos representing a month. Winning photos may also appear in future issues of Arizona Highways magazine.
All photos must depict wildlife native to and found in Arizona, and all photos must have been taken in Arizona settings. Entrants are responsible for complying with the Official Rules; not doing so may result in disqualification.
The submission deadline is 5 p.m. MST on August 8, 2025.
Please view OFFICIAL RULES before submitting entries.
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Photo by Douglas Coxon
An adult Bald Eagle staring into the morning sun while sitting in a calm pond
Location: Glendale Recharge Ponds
Photo by Josh Drews
Mallard duck photographed swimming in Christopher Creek.
Location: Christopher Creek, AZ
Photo by R.W. Keiling
A mating pair of Gila Woodpeckers work tirelessly in harmony to construct a nest carved into a majestic saguaro cacti.
Location: Cave Creek
Photo by R.W. Keiling
A Gila Monster blends into the colorful exposed river rock in a dry wash north of Phoenix.
Location: Carefree Arizona
Photo by Rodrigo Izquierdo
Photo taken in the front yard of my old place on 32nd St and Vineyard, surrounded by 2 golf courses and plenty of wildlife. I only saw this bird once, and did not come back.
Location: 3202 E Mitchell Dr, Phoenix, AZ
Photo by Jim Burns
"Family Nap Time"--I captured this tender family moment after watching a tribe (females and young) of Coatis foraging for breakfast among the palm and pecan trees in Queen Creek Canyon.
Location: Boyce Thompson Arboretum, Superior, Arizona
Photo by Jim Burns
" A Prickly Breakfast"--Prickly Pear Cactus is favored Javelina food, though it's hard to believe how they eat them without injury to their mouth
Location: Tonto National Forest
Photo by Jim Burns
"Mortal Combat"--I captured this circle of life moment as the roadrunner bashed the writhing snake against a rock to disarticulate it, then swallowed it whole--once in a lifetime.
Location: Tonto National Forest
Photo by R.W. Keiling
Mature Great Horned Owl stands vigilant on a nest located in twisted arms of a majestic saguaro cacti.
Location: Cave Creek
Photo by STEVEN NOEL ALT
near concrete walkway at Redondo Pond, Yuma, a western diamondback rattlesnake eating a young cottontail rabbit
Location: REDFONDO POND, YUMA, AZ
Photo by Julie Curtis
Greater Roadrunner searching for small birds for breakfast
Location: Golden Valley
Photo by Toni Esquer
The beautiful Bald Eagle was sitting by it's nest watching over the lake and would occasionally come down and grab some fish.
Location: Riggs Flat Lake Mount Graham Arizona