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: Madeline Cota
She walked into the reeds a few minutes before this. She caught a mouse super fast!
Location: Tucson, Sweetwater Wetlands
Photo by: Gavin Polyak
Female mallard swimming leftwards in lake.
Location: Riparian Preserve at Water Ranch
Photo by: Sydney Gassert
A male Northern Cardinal singing atop a saguaro cactus the morning of June 7th, 2026.
Location: Scottsdale, AZ, zip code 85262
Photo by: Anthony Diaz
A great Blue Heron on a fishing dock at Bill Williams River NWR
Location: Bill Williams Nationals Wildlife Refuge
Photo by: Calin Oswald
Mule deer doe resting
Location: Williams
Photo by: Amber presmyk
Wood duck drake and hen pair
Location: Verde valley
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