I was thrilled to spot this handsome Russet-tipped Clubtail dragonfly (Stylurus plagiatus) last Wednesday at Jackson Miles Abbott Wetland Refuge. I love the way that the dragonfly was clinging to the leaf, looking almost like it was peeping over the edge.
Russet-tipped Clubtails are a late season species and are seen most often in August and September in my area. Unlike many of the dragonflies that I see regularly that prefer pole-like perches or perch flat on the ground, Russet-tipped Clubtails like to hang from the leaves of vegetation at an angle or almost vertically—members of the genus Stylurus are sometimes called “Hanging Clubtails.”
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Mike Powell 
Great pic!