Unconditional Wildlife

Colton Mitchell | Wildlife Photographer
📍 Colorado | 🦦 The Good Life Is Wildlife
📷 [email protected]

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Puffin Nesting Season 🪹👀#UnconditionalWildlife #WildlifePhotography

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Zebra foals start life with reddish-brown stripes that darken as they grow 🦓🤍
📍 Lake Mburo National Park, Uganda
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“The Art of Not Being Seen” "🎨🫣Namaqua chameleons survive by changing color and behavior to remain unseen—camouflage is everything in the desert.
#UnconditionalWildlife #WildlifePhotography #DesertLife

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An Eastern Screech Owl preparing for the night.
Yawning in wildlife isn’t just about fatigue—it’s often linked to a biological shift into a more alert, active state.

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Lion cubs don’t start with a roar—they start by staying close.
Three young cubs, just months old, taking big growing steps together in the Serengeti.
#EarthDay #WildlifePhotography #AfricanWildlife #LionCubs #UnconditionalWildlife

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Hippos open their mouths wide as a warning display—signaling dominance, that it is his territory.🦛🛶 Face to face in a canoe, this message was crystal clear. Big or small water shapes every life here.

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Caught this "Desert Dragon" in Namib-Naukluft, Namibia, resting briefly on the vital Dollar Bush. Check out those scales! 🏜️🐉

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Cheetahs rely on daylight and vision to hunt—speed comes later. This is the moment before the sprint.
📍 Maasai Mara, Kenya 🇰🇪
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Best Of 2025:

This year was a year filled with so many amazing wildlife encounters across the Colorado mountains. Here are my most loved images of 2025!
#WildlifePhotography #BestOf2025 #ColoradoPhotography #UncondtionalWildlife

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Juvenile leopards often wait hidden in trees while their mothers hunt. This one got caught the light!

📍 South Luangwa National Park, Zambia 🇿🇲
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“Dawn Cruise”🌅🦦
A River Otter rises through the water to a sunrise. The Otter did not submerge again, perhaps enjoying the view. A calm reminder to keep our head above water and enjoy what's given.
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“Through a Weasel’s Eyes”
Reflections of clouds and pines captured in the eyes of this curious weasel.
Red Feather Lakes, Colorado.
View More: https://t.co/W9MVbHreWd
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“Playful Hearts, Budding Horns” 🐐
Three wild baby Mountain Goats play king of the rock.
📍 Clear Creek County, CO
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#WildlifePhotography #Colorado14ers #ColoradoWildlife #PlayfulHeartsBuddingHorns #UnconditionalWildlife

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Happy 4th of July!!! 🦅 🎆 🎉 “Sip of Summer” 🫎
A moose a few months old takes a quiet drink in Red Feather Lakes, Colorado.
Full photo + more at: https://t.co/W9MVbHqH6F
#WildlifePhotography #ColoradoWildlife #SipOfSummer #UnconditionalWildlife #4thofJuly

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"Streamside Sustenance"
Spotted this muskrat enjoying a quiet meal along a mountain stream📍 Red Feather Lakes, Colorado
🔗 https://t.co/W9MVbHreWd — Prints available!
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"Dawn Watchers " — Two river otters meet the sunrise at Red Feather Lakes. Stillness, motion, and a moment worth pausing for.
🖼️ Prints available at: https://t.co/W9MVbHreWd
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📷 Welcome to Unconditional Wildlife!
This account is dedicated to sharing the beauty, wonder, and raw moments of wildlife. The Good Life Is Wildlife!
I'll be posting every week or two with new images and stories from the wild.
🐾 Follow along for some awesome wildlife!