OUTDOOR PHOTOGRAPHY -- Challenging yourself to make a good outdoor photo is a great motivation to look closer and longer at wildlife, nature and landscapes.

The Friends of the Little Pend Oreille National Wildlife Refuge once again are encouraging shutterbugs to pause on the refuge southeast of Colville.  The group's annual photo contest continues until Aug. 15.

• See some of the top entries from the last contest above.

By the middle of April, many of the roads on the 40,198 acre refuge will be open, and the photo opportunities will expand, said organizer Joel Anderson.

Contest categories are animals, plants, human use and scenic.

Contact Anderson at onionjoel@gmail.com for rules and entry forms.