Photos By Brent

Male grey wolf resting while his mate tends to pups nearby.

Wolf mother resting against a tree with pups nestled into her

Hooded merganser showing off his stuff

Tern in flight with black cap and red beak

Tree Swallow perched on a nest box, staring straight at the camera.

Veery perched on a branch

Tokyo Skytree glowing purple and blue with a pink-lit bridge over the Sumida River

Lantern-lit stone streets of Ninenzaka at dusk

Yasaka Pagoda dramatically lit against the night sky in Higashiyama.

Yasaka Pagoda at night in Kyoto's Higashiyama district with traditional wooden buildings and warm lantern light

Stone frog statue framed by a weathered red torii gate at a shrine near Fushimi Inari.

Cute stone frog statue with red bib sitting on a rock with flowering shrubs

Orange torii gates, stone monuments, and fox statues with red bibs in a bamboo grove at Fushimi Inari.

Making friends with a scrappy but lovable cat at Fushimi Inari

Moss-covered stone monuments and miniature torii gates with a Ghibli-esque atmosphere

Stone torii gate with kitsune statues flanking a large inscribed stone monument at an Inari shrine

Tanuki statue with straw hat, Kumamon sake barrel, and offerings in a bamboo grove

Keihan Railway train pulling into the station near Fushimi Inari

Stone fox (kitsune) statue with red bib in a bamboo grove at an Inari shrine

Feeding deer under cherry blossoms at Nara Park

Nara deer portrait with white cherry blossoms in the background

Bus driving through the gate at Heian shrine

Pink weeping cherry blossoms framing the giant vermillion torii gate at Heian Shrine

Stone torii gate leading to a small shrine with komainu guardian statues

Visitor at a small Inari shrine, framed by a red torii gate with fox statues wearing red bibs.

Osaka Castle rising behind cherry blossoms under stormy skies

Entrance to Tenjinbashi-suji Shopping Street, marked by colorful samurai figures above the arcade.

The iconic Dotonbori canal with Glico Running Man and neon billboards

Dotonbori at night with the iconic neon archway entrance and people crossing the street

Bustling crowd fills Dotonbori's neon-lit street, with glowing lanterns and restaurant signs overhead.

Takoyaki vendors working the griddles at a Dotonbori street stall

Giant Mofusand cat figure at the character store in Shinsaibashi PARCO

Snow-capped Mount Fuji viewed from the Shinkansen on the way to Osaka from Tokyo

The coolest dude in Osaka lighting a cigarette, looking away from the Glico sign while everyone else photographs it

Busy Osaka shopping street with colorful signage, traditional lanterns, and pedestrians

Glowing eggs scattered through the forest at teamLab Botanical Garden

Memorial statue of Chirori, Japan's first certified therapy dog, with her puppies. Chirori was rescued from a garbage dump with a disabled hind leg and five puppies, became certified in just six months, and helped change Japanese animal cruelty laws before passing in 2006.

Man walks his cat on a leash through a Tokyo park

Crowds gathered under vibrant pink blossoming trees during hanami season

Serene Japanese garden with white cherry blossoms, pond, and manicured shrubs

Small orange newt on tree bark

Small red torii gate and Benzaiten shrine in an urban garden setting

Cherry blossoms with Tokyo Tower in the background

A temizuya purification fountain with dragon-head water spout at a shrine entrance.

Rows of small white kitsune figurines with handwritten prayers at a shrine.

Colorful koinobori carp streamers flutter beneath Tokyo Tower

Aerial view of Shibuya Crossing, the famous scramble intersection with pedestrians crossing in all directions

Tokyo skyline with Tokyo Tower on a hazy day.

Colorful sake barrels (kazaridaru) stacked at Meiji Shrine, traditional offerings from sake breweries

Busy street scene in Shinjuku with the Godzilla head on TOHO Cinemas, colorful signage, and motion-blurred taxis

Fluffy Black-capped Chickadee at a window feeder in the snow

Female House Finch with a sunflower seed, framed by a window feeder on a snowy day.

Male House Finch with vibrant red plumage, peeking over a snow-covered ledge.

Semipalmated Plover perched on weathered red sandstone at the water's edge.

Song sparrow perched on a branch with an insect in its beak

Two yellowlegs with wings spread in a confrontation on mudflats

Eastern wood-pewee with wings spread mid-flight

Black-capped chickadee perched on metal cables, looking downward.

Female wood duck with wings spread in the water, ducklings swimming nearby

Great Blue Heron portrait with purple wildflowers in the background

Chipmunk sitting on a branch surrounded by leaves

Eastern Phoebe perched on a green wooden bench

Female wood duck swimming among aquatic plants

Silhouettes of Canada geese at the water's edge during sunrise

Juvenile Canada goose giving the stink eye

Great Blue Heron standing in tall grass by the water with a misty background

Female Hooded Merganser swimming on calm, misty water

Ring-billed gull standing on the beach at sunrise.

Yellow-bellied Sapsucker at its sap wells on a tree trunk

Canada geese parents with a large group of goslings swimming among reeds, backlit water sparkling

Goslings resting together on the ground among grass and greenery

Gray Catbird perched on a branch, looking skyward amid lush spring foliage.

Mallard ducklings running across the water, kicking up splashes

Sand-covered snapping turtle nesting on the beach