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: Jennifer Roberts
Location: Overgaard, Arizona
Photo by: Laurie Solgon
Every late fall, winter and early spring thousands of Lesser Sandhill Cranes migrate to the Willcox playa to over winter and feed on the leftovers from the farms.
Location: Whitewater Draw
Photo by: Jennifer Roberts
Male wild turkey
Location: Young, Arizona
Photo by: Lesli DiCintio
A Great Horned Owl standing along the rocky shoreline of Arizona’s Lower Salt River, alert and watching its surroundings from the water’s edge.
Location: Lower Salt River, Tonto National Forest, Arizona
Photo by: Lesli DiCintio
A Red-winged Blackbird standing on the sandy shoreline of Arizona’s Lower Salt River, its bright red and yellow shoulder patches standing out against the natural river habitat.
Location: Lower Salt River, Tonto National Forest, Arizona
Photo by: Lesli DiCintio
A Western Diamond-backed Rattlesnake displays a defensive posture as a Killdeer approaches nearby along Arizona’s Lower Salt River.
Location: Lower Salt River, Tonto National Forest, Arizona
Photo by: Russ Watkins
Badger climbing out of his hole.
Location: White Mountains, 409 Road
Photo by: Lee Marcus
Shortly after sunrise a mother Coot feeds her newborn chicks.
Location: Veterans Oasis Park, Chandler, AZ
Photo by: Lee Marcus
As the afternoon grew later, this Screech Owl came out from the thickets, paused for a moment, then proceeded to start its evening hunt.
Location: Desert Botanical Garden, Phoenix, AZ
Photo by: Lee Marcus
These Desert Bighorn Sheep came down from the rocky cliffs for some hydration on a hot summer morning in June.
Location: Canyon Lake, AZ
Photo by: Jason Crosby
A white-nosed coati rummaging through the trees and eating berries at Boyce Thompson Arboretum.
Location: Boyce Thompson Arboretum (Nasua narica)
Photo by: Jason Crosby
A great egret catches a fish at Riparian Preserve at Water Ranch.
Location: Riparian Ranch at Water Ranch (Gilbert, Arizona)