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: John Homka
A male Gila woodpecker enjoying a saquaro flower in Saquaro National Park
Location: Saquaro National Park
Photo by: Shirley Patterson York
These three siblings perched in a palm tree near our house. They fledged a few days after this photo. They would come out shortly before sunset every evening.
Location: Rio Verde
Photo by: Pete Schulte
Photographed 6/22/26. One of the few ponds that day with some water. This Snowy is attempting to thwart off others to attempt to catch its lunch.
Location: Riparian Preserve at Water Ranch, (Gilbert, Arizona)
Photo by: Shirley Patterson York
This oriole was eating from the ocotillo behind our house. His probing of the blooms caused a flurry of bugs and pollen to explode from the plant.
Location: Rio Verde
Photo by: Pete Schulte
A Black-necked Stilt strolling one of the ponds at Riparian Preserve looking for a snack and telling the others to get away!
Location: Riparian Preserve at Water Ranch, (Gilbert, Arizona)
Photo by: Shirley Patterson York
This photo was taken while staying at the Southwest Research Center near Portal.
Location: Chiricahua Mountains
Photo by: Jackie Klieger
I photographed this Northern Cardinal in my Sedona backyard during a snow storm.
Location: Sedona, AZ.
Photo by: Jackie Klieger
Mule deer in the late afternoon at Dead Horse Ranch State Park.
Location: Cottonwood, AZ.
Photo by: Jackie Klieger
A Bald eagle flies over one of the ponds at Dead Horse Ranch State Park, presumably eyeing the fish population.
Location: Cottonwood, AZ.
Photo by: Tom Solon
Male Northern Cardinal, captured in flight at a very high speed; hand held camera, in my opinion a very difficult shot to replicate
Location: Sedona, AZ
Photo by: Tom Solon
This red breasted black hooded spotted towhee has a distinctive cat like meow sounding call
Location: Sedona, AZ
Photo by: Lynn Daniels-Anderson
Great Horned Owl sitting on nest in Green Valley, Arizona
Location: Green Valley, Arizona