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: Pat Duncan
A juvenile ladder backed woodpecker posing checking out the hikers and posing for the camera.
Location: Butte Creek Trail, Prescott AZ
Photo by: Anne James
It was interesting to watch these Western Grebe parents feeding their babies feathers!! The feathers aid in protecting their delicate stomachs & digestive tracks from sharp fish bones.
Location: Roosevelt Lake, Arizona
Photo by: Anne James
Bull Elk spotted me on a cold, wet day.
Location: Payson, Arizona
Crotalus pyrrhus
Photo by: Mihai Gheorghe
A Speckled rattlesnake overlooking a field of flowers populated by song birds on top of a rock near Smith's peak at the top of the Harcuvar mountains with lush foliage in the background
Location: Harcuvar Mountain Wilderness, La Paz County
Crotalus cerberus
Photo by: Mihai Gheorghe
A large adult Arizona Black Rattlesnake waiting in ambush on a log (for a squirrel or bird) on a late afternoon in June.
Location: Mingus Mountains, Yavapai County
Photo by: Anne James
Adult Bald Eagle coming in for an early morning snack.
Location: Payson, Arizona
Photo by: Alfred Franco
Cardinal in hiding
Location: Saint David
Photo by: Mark Garcia
We were watching this family of mule deer when this little one popped out from the trees.
Location: Flagstaff
Crotalus cerastes cercobombus
Photo by: Mihai Gheorghe
A Sonoran Sidewinder buried in sand near tufts of grass amongst kangaroo rat burrows one hour after sunrise.
Location: Sierra Estrella Wilderness, Maricopa County
Photo by: Mark Garcia
We were hiking around Williamson Valley where my folks live and frequently see these beautiful collard lizards. Obviously they love rock piles to keep warm.
Location: Williamson Valley table top mountain
Photo by: Mark Garcia
Was observing this heron for a while as he was fishing. He finally struck and came up with this nice fish (I believe tilapia). We visit this lake often as my parents live in Prescott.
Location: Granite Mountain Lake
Photo by: Gretchen Littlefield
I so enjoyed the family style camaraderie that goes on within the colonies I observed. They are very social, loving and alert! Quite a treat to watch them interact with each other.
Location: Las Cienegas National Conservation Area