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 Hoffman
Arizona oak grasslands species.
Location: Sonoita AZ
Photo by: Chuck Border
Regal Horned Lizard looking rather...well, regal.
Location: Town of Green Valley
Photo by: Bruce Donsker
Juvenile Green Heron, early morning, still displaying youth plumage. Its open-mouthed pose is a common behavior for young herons signaling a demand to be fed..
Location: Gilbert Riparian Preserve, Gilbert Az
Photo by: Christine C. Pacheco
A curious, young cottontail rabbit inspecting a Desert Spiny Lizard.
Location: Catalina Foothills, Tucson, Arizona
Photo by: Donsker
Every winter 20,000 Sandhill Cranes migrate to this magical enclosed lake..
Location: Wilcox Az
Photo by: Morgan Pinkerton
Sandhill cranes performing the dance of life.
Location: Whitewater Draw Wildlife Area
Photo by: Donsker
Wilcox Plays. Each winter season, more than 20,000 Sandhill Cranes flock to this playa- an agent closed lake bed.
Location: Wilcox
Photo by: Morgan Pinkerton
Sandhill crane takes flight to join the siege.
Location: Whitewater Draw Wildlife Area
Photo by: Morgan Pinkerton
Muskrat observed foraging along the Salt River.
Location: Salt River
Photo by: Tam Ryan
A Great Egret waits patiently at a fishing spot, searching for its next meal. The soft, early-morning light and the calm, glass-like water create a beautiful reflection and peaceful scene.
Location: Gilbert Riparian Preserve at Water Ranch, non-captive
Photo by: Tam Ryan
A male House Finch is preparing to fly out of a nesting hole in a Saguaro cactus at Desert Botanical Garden in Phoenix.
Location: Desert Botanical Garden, Phoenix, Arizona, non-captive
Photo by: Tam Ryan
A Lesser Goldfinch with wings spread wide open and its toes and claws ready for landing.
Location: Hereford, non-captive