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: Makenna Purtill
Female Mexican Spotted owl roosting mid morning after a wildlife survey to determine breeding status of the pair.
Location: Mogollon Rim
Photo by: Glenna Klassen
Yawning youngster on a hot afternoon!
Location: Under our mesquite tree in Marana, Arizona (Pima County).
Photo by: Jonah Altamirano
Trailhead of the Arizona Trail in Oracle, Arizona.
Location: Oracle, Arizona
Photo by: Agnes M Veith
Taken during a visit on 1/17/2017
Location: Desert Museum, Tucson
Photo by: Desdemona Hartung
A broad-billed hummingbird enjoying the nectar from a bloomed cactus flower
Location: Tucson
Photo by: Desdemona Hartung
A young javelina amongst a patch of tall grass
Location: Tonto Natural Bridge State Park
Photo by: Desdemona Hartung
Breakfast time for a young elk.
Location: Strawberry
Photo by: Hayden Wolf
Juvenile rattlesnake found climbing ponderoso pine shortly after it started raining.
Location: Forest lakes mollogon rim
Photo by: Tyler Hartung
A western diamondback rattlesnake enjoying in a monsoon sunset. If you look closely, you can see the sunset's reflection in snake's eye.
Location: Three-Points
Photo by: Tyler Hartung
A young elk hiding amongst the trees
Location: Strawberry
Photo by: Tyler Hartung
A pair of antelope exploring the forest.
Location: Flagstaff
Photo by: Joan Fox
This female Costas hummingbird with a nearby nest foraged cochineal (insects) from a prickly pear pad then flew off with the cochineal in her beak.
Location: Oro Valley