There is absolutely not a thing wrong aided of the common wildlife photographs. They're common for a reason... because it works and people like them. But, if you would like a unique perspective on the genre, using some auxiliary methods often creates surprising and captivating results.
Wide-angle views are generally reserved for environments and such. If you have a cooperative subject, however, this perspective can be extremely impacting with wildlife. Often you are going to want the subject fairly close to the lens. This permits it to stay large in the frame while allowing you to include the immediate and distance environment. Going the opposite way with this option, you can keep the topic little in the frame to make an awareness of the measure; a lot more of a "scape" with wildlife inside. The main reason many people are reluctant with this method is that it takes many years to locate an obliging subject. If you are able to find such a subject, however, you need to take advantage and keep this technique at the forefront of your mind.
It feels strange saying lighting can be viewed imaginative, because it is important in most photography, similar in composition. But, a lot of people overlook that there is a multiple choice for capturing light. Yes, a well front-lit topic is a thing of beauty and by no means should you stop shooting this way. But, to get something a little different try shooting into the sun. This can expose the frame to a range of emotions and moods that front lighting cannot portray. Also, it's good practice for metering. You can either go bright and vibrant with it, or dark and silhouette-y.
I am certain everyone has experienced this last method accidentally eventually. Innovative white balance. You shoot a frame, and the colors are all out of wack. Well, there's no problem with doing this on purpose to produce a specific impact. If you are working with a frame that has beautiful hints of gold but it's not prominent enough to be portrayed in your image, simply push up your Kelvin temperature to 7000K or something. If you have a sobering setting or a moment, push your temperature a little cooler than normal. This option doesn't truly have any specific techniques involved, it is more about personal creative preference.
Not every scene will lend itself to the above techniques, and if they were used 100% of the time, they would not be creative anymore. So, continue to shoot the standard and keep these in your mind when the moment present's itself. As the boy-scouts say, be prepared.
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