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.
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Photo by: YVETTE HOFFMAN
Hummingbird perched on a Ponderosa Pine tree on a beautiful Sunday Morning
Location: Payson, Arizona
Photo by: Dannay
A Great Horned Owl tends three growing owlets in a saguaro cactus nest in Arizona's Sonoran Desert. One young owl stretches its wings while remaining under the watchful care of the adult, capturing a
Location: Scottsdale
Photo by: Dannay
An adult Great Horned Owl and three owlets gather within a saguaro cactus nest site in Arizona's Sonoran Desert. The image documents a family group during the nesting season, highlighting the importan
Location: Scottsdale
Photo by: Jeffrey Dannay
A female Northern Cardinal approaches a male perched atop a saguaro cactus in the Sonoran Desert in Scottsdale, Arizona. The image captures a moment of courtship behavior during the breeding season.
Location: Scottsdale
Photo by: David Curtis
Blue Heron taking off a feeding on a fish
Location: Dead Horse State Park
Photo by: Jeffrey Rushlo
Sunrise photo
Location: Sipe's wildlife refuge
Photo by: Jeffrey Rushlo
Sunrise photo of Rocky Mountain Rams last August
Location: Near Cinder pit west of Springerville, AZ
Photo by: Jeffrey Rushlo
Location: Sipe's Wildlife area
Photo by: Allissa Beadle
Location: Greer, Arizona
Leucustic Color
Photo by: Mark Freeman
A rare bird
Location: Prescott National Forest
Photo by: Jack Olson
The Lizard was sitting on a rock in his finest colors to attract the pretty gals when they come by.
Location: Superstition Mountain, Peralta Trail
Photo by: Kohinoor Kar
What a beauty! Normally we see them busy pecking woods. This bird was quietly sitting on the branch of a tree and looking down to watch other wildlife and me, maybe. Love its pose.
Location: Gilbert Arizona