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.
GALLERY
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Photo by Clare Weisbecker
A Great Egret pauses mid-step, its slender neck arched as it hunts along a sunlit shoreline, capturing a quiet moment of focus and elegance.
Location: Scottsdale, Arizona
Photo by Clare Weisbecker
A Great-tailed Grackle perches against a soft, blurred background of trees and sky. Her sleek brown feathers and piercing yellow eyes stand out, capturing a moment of quiet alertness.
Location: Gilbert, Arizona
Photo by Tanner Hyde Marsh
A rivolies Hummingbird mid flight looking for a place to perch
Location: Patagonia Az
Photo by Larry Naftzger
Grey fox checking out a Bald Eagle on a cliff along the lower Salt River
Location: Lower Salt River
Photo by Abbe Gore
Harris Hawk, Right before takeoff
Location: Sonoran Desert
Photo by Abbe Gore
Barn Owl in flight
Location: Sonoran Desert
Photo by Gilbert Hernandez
Foggy morning in the flats of North of Sasabe
Location: 36c 10 miles north of Sasabe
Photo by Douglas Coxon
A pair of adult Bald Eagles on the lookout for prey in the west valley
Location: West Valley
Photo by Collin goode
An American kestrel eating a dragonfly
Location: Gilbert recharge ponds
Photo by Jeff Goulden
The Stellar's Jay is one of the more common year-round residents of the coniferous forests in Northern Arizona. This bird was photographed perched in a tree during a winter snowstorm.
Location: Walnut Canyon Lakes in Flagstaff
Photo by Jeff Goulden
This White-Faced Ibis, in its breeding plumage, was standing on one leg with one wing outspread.
Location: Walnut Canyon Lakes in Flagstaff
Photo by Jeff Goulden
The Abert's Squirrel (Sciurus aberti woodhouse) is commonly found in Ponderosa Pine forests. This squirrel was photographed in the cooler season when the ears grow their characteristically long tufts.
Location: Walnut Canyon Lakes in Flagstaff