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.
GALLERY
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Photo by: Patty Caradonna
3 Great Horned Owlets, May 2, 2026
Location: Rio Verde Foothills
Photo by: George N Graham
Greathorn Owls
Location: Catalina State Park
Photo by: Lisa M. Daniels
Two Gambel's Quail pause at a desert water source in Arizona, their reflections mirrored in the still water below.
Location: Amado, AZ
Photo by: Ava Thornton
Quail sitting on tree branch
Location: Peoria AZ
Photo by: Lisa M. Daniels
Male Gambel's Quail calling on a Spring morning in Arizona.
Location: Amado, AZ
Photo by: Russell Wynter
American white pelican preening.
Location: Phoenix Arizona
Photo by: Lisa M. Daniels
A Ladder-backed Woodpecker pauses among vibrant aloe blooms during a spring morning in Arizona.
Location: Amado, AZ
Photo by: Elizabeth Schubert
In the Arizona desert, it's not everyday you capture a shot of a round tailed ground squirrel enjoying a meal of a rattlesnake.. Right place at the right time. Thrilling and excited to witness.
Location: Surprise AZ
Photo by: Russell Wynter
Anna's snack up close.
Location: Phoenix AZ
Photo by: Wynter
Anna's snack time
Location: Phoenix AZ
Photo by: David Duncan Klingensmith
Sleepy Time
Location: Stanfield AZ
Photo by: Mark A Koster
This Handsome male Hooded Oriole was captured perching on a tree with some beautiful flowers !
Location: Boyce Thompson Arboretum