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 Andrew Stemple
A Desert Cottontail Rabbit stands upright to survey its surroundings near a pond and briar patch.
Location: Riparian Preserve at Water Ranch in Gilbert
Photo by Todd Wynia
A male vermilion flycatcher perches before going out on another bug-catching mission
Location: Gilbert Riparian Preserve at Water Ranch
Photo by Todd Wynia
A black-necked stilt chick forages for food
Location: Gilbert Riparian Preserve at Water Ranch
Photo by Todd Wynia
A male broad-billed hummingbird hovers in the demonstration garden at Boyce Thompson Arboretum, showing off his magnificent iridescent plumage
Location: Boyce Thompson Arboretum
Photo by Fernande Hastert Kuykendall
Coyote pup hiding near den entrance
Location: Prescott
Photo by Fernande Hastert Kuykendall
Mule Deer fawn catching some warming winter sunrays
Location: Prescott
Photo by Fernande Hastert Kuykendall
Baby Gila Woodpecker about to fledge
Location: Scottsdale
Photo by Joia Wheeler
Bald eagle lifting off the water after an attempt to nab a fish.
Location: Scottsdale, AZ
Photo by Cliff
Perusing the dinner options.
Location: Carefree
Photo by Cliff Lambson
A very large and powerful presence.
Location: Carefree
Photo by David Bice
Bald Eagle landing on a snag.
Location: Woodland Lake Park, Pinetop-Lakeside, AZ
Photo by David Bice
Bald Eagle landing on a snag.
Location: Woodland Lake Park, Pinetop-Lakeside, AZ