Common Whitetail

A little more: http://www.cirrusimage.com/dragonfly_common_whitetail.htm

This link, no ellipsis: http://www.stephencresswell.com/d/pulchella.html

(I actually think the wikipedia link has a picture of a twelve-spotted skimmer instead of a whitetail for the female. It could be wrong but this link explains the difference: http://www.stephencresswell.com/d/pulchella.html )

Cool shot! Let me know what you think of the ID...

We have a similar species in Northern Ontario. A bit more red. I will post pictures so you can compare the two.

Wow, great shot! I saw a similar one on this coast about 10 years ago (first time I'd seen it around here), but it was more black than brown. Is this type common where you are?