2026 Arizona Wildlife Views Photo Contest
2025 Best in Show | Tyler Hartung
Do you have a knack for capturing great photos of wildlife?
Do you want to see your photo on the cover of Arizona Wildlife Views?
Then you won’t want to miss the Arizona Game and Fish Department’s 20th annual wildlife photo contest.
One best in show and 11 winners will be showcased in the 2027 calendar, which is published as part of the November-December 2026 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.
Entrants are responsible for complying with the OFFICIAL RULES; not doing so may result in disqualification.
GALLERY
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Photo by: Jill Tierney
This male Vermilion flycatcher was busy catching bugs, but then he decided he needed to rest in the shade of the tree.
Location: Fort Lowell Park
Photo by: Jill Tierney
While out photographing birds in Madera Canyon, this particular male Coppery-tailed Trogon decided that he liked the Pyracantha berries.
Location: Madera Canyon
Photo by: Gilbert Camacho
I was hiking castlehot springs road and ran into 4 but cropped photo down to 2
Location: Morristown
Photo by: James Barclay
Bobcat
Location: White Tanks
Photo by: Lloyd Ferguson
A bear enjoying the cool weather
Location: Williams Arizona
Photo by: Katrina Wagner
Location: Casa Grande
Photo by: T.C. Brown
A Western Diamondback Rattlesnake pattern can be mesmerizing.
Location: Arizona-Sonoran Desert Museum, Tucson, AZ
Photo by: T.C. Brown
Sandhill Cranes and a Ross's Goose rest in the water of Whitewater Draw Wildlife Area in Cochise County, AZ.
Location: Whitewater Draw Wildlife Area, AZ
Photo by: Frank Price
Big Horne Sheep just chilling on the cliff near Greer Arizona
Location: Greer Arizona
Photo by: Jeff Kerner
A migrating Oriole stops to rest on one of our agaves
Location: Cave Creek, AZ
Photo by: T.C. Brown
Group of Sandhill Cranes in flight after a large raptor flew over the area.
Location: Whitewater Draw Wildlife Area, AZ
Photo by: Mark A Koster
A Belted Kingfisher chattering above a small pond in the McCormick Ranch area of Scottsdale.
Location: Scottsdale