While photographing birds I managed to take a few photos of Odonata.  Trying to name your bug could be as daunting as taking the shot.  Like birds there are special places and dates these bugs can be found.  It's all part of the learning experience and it is fun.

Broad-winged Damsels - Calopterygidae
Superb Jewelwing - Calopteryx amata
American Rubyspot - Hetaerina americana

Spreadwings - Lestidae
Slender Spreadwings - Lestes rectangularis

Pond Damsels - Coenagrionidae
Eastern Red Damsel - Amphiagrion saucium
Attenuated Bluet - Enallagma daeckii
Big Bluet - Enallagma durum
Rambur's Forktail - Ischnura ramburii

Darners - Aeshnidae

Mottled Darner - Aeshna clepsydra
Common Green Darner - Anax junius
Fawn Darner - Boyeria vinosa
Swamp Darner - Epiaeschna heros
Cyrano Darner - Nasiaeschna pentacantha

Clubtails - Gomphidae
Rusty Snaketail - Ophiogomphus rupinsulensis
Common Sanddragon - Progomphus obscurus
Russet-tipped Clubtail - Styrulus plagiatus

Spiketails - Cordulegastridae
Delta-spotted Spiketail - Cordulegaster diastatops

Cruisers  - Macromiidae
Illinois River Cruiser - Macromia illinoiensis

Emeralds - Family Corduliidae
Prince Baskettail - Epitheca (Epicordulia) princeps
Fine-line Emerald - Somathochlora filosa
Mocha Emerald - Somathochlora linearis
Treetop Emerald - Somathochlora provocans

Skimmers - Libellulidae
Calico Pennant - Celithemis elisa
Halloween Pennant - Celithemis eponina
Little Blue Dragonlet - Erythrodiplax minuscula  First Sighting in New Jersey !
Yellow-sided Skimmer - Libellula flavida     
Wandering Glider - Pantala flavescens 
Spot-winged Glider - Pantala hymenaea