Tam Ryan

My photo
Nature and Wildlife Photographer Published in Arizona Highways Magazine, Arizona Highways Magazine's calendars, Arizona Desert Views Magazine's calendars, Nature Conservancy calendar, Images Arizona Magazine, and other publications. Tam Ryan has lived in the Southwestern United States for over forty years. Her interests center on the region's unique attributes, especially its vast landscapes and bird wildlife. Tam Ryan's other interests include abstracts in nature, architecture, desert flora, and cacti.

Thursday, October 22, 2015

Photo Contest Winners Announced

An announcement was made today on the Arizona Highways Magazine's Facebook page with the winners of the wildlife photo contest, co-sponsored by the Arizona Game and Fish Department and Arizona Highways. One of my photos of Hooded Orioles will be published in their calendar in the November-December issue of Arizona Wildlife Views magazine. The winning images will be published in Arizona Highways online sometime in 2016.

Link to winners: https://www.arizonahighways.com/blog/winners-announced-game-and-fish-wildlife-photo-contest

Over 2,000 images were submitted for this photo contest. Several of my photographer friends were winners in this calendar contest all of whom have been a great inspiration to me with my photography.

Hooded Orioles at Boyce Thompson Arboretum in Superior, Arizona.



Friday, October 9, 2015

Published in Friday Fotos: Shadows


October 9, 2015
Published today in Arizona Highways Magazine's blog Friday Fotos: Shadows


This image for sale: HERE

Friday, October 2, 2015

Published: Arizona Highways Magazine's blog

Today, my photo of Granite Dells at Watson Lake in Prescott, Arizona was published in the Arizona Highways Magazine's blog, Friday Fotos on Oct. 2, 2015. Today's theme was Black and White.  Prints of this image are for sale on my website HERE



Friday, September 11, 2015

Published in Friday Fotos: "Over the River and..."

This week's Friday Fotos theme in the Arizona Highways blog was "Over the River and..." This one is from the West Fork area of Oak Creek Canyon in Sedona.



Friday, August 28, 2015

Published in Friday Fotos: Looking Sharp

On August 28, 2015, this photo was published in Arizona Highways Magazine's blog, Friday Fotos: Looking Sharp. This image was taken at Boyce Thompson Arboretum during the fall color season in Superior, Arizona.

This image for purchase HERE





Friday, August 7, 2015

Published: Friday Fotos: Salt River Wild Horses



These beautiful and majestic Salt River Wild Horses need your help to stay in their present home along the Salt River area in the Tonto National Forest. Please sign the petition link to keep these wild horses protected from being rounded up. Sign the petition HERE.

This photo was included in the Arizona Highways Magazine's e-book to help the Salt River Wild Horses Management Group.

  
See the link to this image HERE

Friday, July 10, 2015

New Beginnings

Two juvenile Pied-billed Grebes look after each other on one of the ponds at Papago Park in Phoenix, Arizona. They are almost on their own now and their coloring will change by the time they are adults.  But, even at this size, they still try to hitch a ride on their mother's back.

Prints available HERE




Friday Fotos on Facebook - April 17, 2026

April 17, 2026: This week's Friday Fotos theme is "cartoons". Showing Arizona's silly side! Purchase this image HERE