You don't have to be a professional photographer to take great pictures of Arizona's wildlife. You now have the opportunity to show your best wildlife photos, whether taken in your backyard or in scenic locations across the state. The Arizona Game and Fish Department is inviting everyone to participate in its 2008 calendar photo contest.
The second-annual competition, which runs through July 6, features the theme "Wildlife Being Wild!" Dig out your cameras and capture critters in their natural habitat eating, playing, sleeping, running, fighting and flying; the possibilities are endless.
The best-in-show winner will have his or her photo published on the cover of the department's 2008 wildlife calendar and will receive a cash prize of $400. Twelve first-place photographs will also grace the pages of the calendar and receive $250 each.
For more information, including contest rules, categories and prizes, please visit azgfd.gov/photocontest.