Here are some wonderful shots of one of my favorite dragonflies, the Common Sanddragon, by my fellow photographer, blogger, and dragonfly enthusiast Walter Sanford.
On the one-year anniversary for Mike Powell’s discovery of a new species of dragonfly at Huntley Meadows Park, I revisited the same location where Mike found the first Common Sanddragon dragonfly (Progomphus obscurus) at the park.
On an overcast, rainy day I was pleasantly surprised to see several male Common Sanddragons and a single female. A few photos of the males are featured in this post; a photo of the female will be published in a follow-up post.
17 JUN 2015 | Huntley Meadows Park | Common Sanddragon (male)
17 JUN 2015 | Huntley Meadows Park | Common Sanddragon (male)
17 JUN 2015 | Huntley Meadows Park | Common Sanddragon (male)
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Mike Powell 
So why not Progomphus powellii? Sorry I seem to have missed the announcement of your achievement–heartiest belated congratulations!!!
Thanks, Gary. The marshland park where I do so much of my wandering and photographing keeps a species list and it was nice last year to be able to find a species that had never been seen before in the park. Earlier this year, my friend Walter and I found another new one, the Springtime Darner, and Walter has also found a few more himself. So many of the dragonflies prefer very specific habitats and are around for such brief periods that you have to be persistent and patient to find them.