2025 Arizona Wildlife Views Photo Contest
2024 Winning Photograph by Randi Najac
Do you want to see your photo on the cover of Arizona Wildlife Views?
Do you have a knack for capturing great photos of wildlife?
Then you won’t want to miss the Arizona Game and Fish Department’s
19th Annual Wildlife Photo Contest.
One best in show and 11 winners will be showcased in the 2026 calendar, which is published as part of the November-December 2025 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. Winning photos may also appear in future issues of Arizona Highways magazine.
All photos must depict wildlife native to and found in Arizona, and all photos must have been taken in Arizona settings. Entrants are responsible for complying with the Official Rules; not doing so may result in disqualification.
The submission deadline is 5 p.m. MST on August 8, 2025.
Please view OFFICIAL RULES before submitting entries.
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Photo by Banook
Here is a picture of a roadrunner with a small lizard in its mouth
Location: Yuma
Photo by Banook
Here is a picture of a sleeping burrowing owl
Location: Yuma
Photo by Eric Allen-Banka
Cactus wren nesting in a cholla in the heart of Organ Pipe National Monument
Location: Organ Pipe National Monument
Photo by Eric Allen-Banka
Zebra tailed lizard (Callisaurus draconoides) Basking on a boulder on a summer afternoon
Location: Saguaro National Park
Photo by Monica Carlson
Location: Tucson Mountains
Photo by Douglas Coxon
A Gila Monster attempts to stay in the shade on a bright spring morning in the White Tanks.
Location: White Tanks Regional Park
Photo by Julie Curtis
Coyotes are frequent visitors at the water source in the Arizona heat.
Location: Golden Valley, Arizona
Photo by David Zehring
This burrowing owl was concentrating on a noise wondering if it would be their next meal.
Location: Scottsdale
Photo by David Zehring
A osprey takes flight to scan the water for its next meal
Location: Saguaro lake
Photo by Tam Ryan
A coyote prances across the pond looking for prey.
Location: Gilbert Riparian Preserve at Water Ranch
Photo by Tam Ryan
A White-faced Ibis makes a short visit to feed on the nutrients in the algae. White-faced Ibises pass through southern Arizona during their spring and fall migrations.
Location: Gilbert Riparian Preserve at Water Ranch
Photo by Tam Ryan
Great Egrets synchronized lift off from the pond.
Location: Gilbert Riparian Preserve at Water Ranch