This is a common blue dragonfly which gets very large this time of year, about 8-10cm long when spotted this one on my porch in Nova Scotia. See them at nearly every pond.
Common blue dragonfly id help
I think it's probably Pachydiplax longipennis / Blue Dasher
Nice shot BTW
As usual. I would go with the bugguide answer.
With respect to fisherwink, this is not Pachydiplax longipennis. This is a darner in the family Aeshnidae. There are many similar species...
I was thinking Blue-eyed Darner (Aeshna multicolor or Aeshna tuberculifera)
I think that Aeshna tuberculifera (black-tipped darner) is a likely possibility - see http://tinyurl.com/24qandw for an image.
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