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: Tamara Cooke
Beautiful White tail doe in the Chiricahuas Mountains south of Willcox Arizona
Location: The Chiricahuas
Photo by: Babbitt
Male Pyrrhuloxia framed by Cholla Cactus
Location: Outside of Marana, AZ
Photo by: Babbitt
House Finch trying to stay warm during snow storm
Location: Pinedale, AZ
Photo by: Jim Babbitt
Dark-eyed Junco trying to stay warm in snow storm.
Location: Pindale
Photo by: Gregory Miller
Resting between feedings
Location: Agua Caliente Park
Photo by: Gregory Miller
Perpetual diner time
Location: Agua Caliente Park
Photo by: Gregory Miller
Beautiful day to walk the park in February admiring my feathered friends.
Location: Agua Caliente Park
Photo by: Biff Jannuzzi
It was fun to watch and photograph the Harris Hawks hunting together in the desert.
Location: This is opposite the entrance to the Usery Mountain Regional Park, north of Mesa, Arizona
Photo by: Biff Jannuzzi
A Bald Eagle with a catfish grabbed from an urban lake. 3-2-2026
Location: Scottsdale, Arizona
Photo by: Taylor Thygerson
A Gila Monster on its way into the desert, heading up from the direction of the Gila River, resting in the shade of a Mesquite tree.
Location: Near the Gila River, North of Thatcher, AZ
Photo by: John Deetz
Eagle taking flight
Location: Lake Mohave, above Telephone cove Nv
Photo by: John deetz
A very territorial crane sitting next to me fishing
Location: Ashurst Lake