Encounter - red-orange dragonfly - alien in the garden

A story I have to tell - and show - it was beautiful - and a bit amazing

This morning I was working in the garden - my little garden patch.   An orangy-red dragon fly had been around for a couple of days, and I remember thinking: I never saw an orange-red dragon fly before. So - it was there again this morning and picked this bamboo pole as a resting point. I don't know much about typical behavior for dragon flies. Maybe it was sun-bathing? Anyway, it flew away a few times, only to quickly return to that spot. I wished then I had my camera there. After a while, I decided to take a closer look and to say "High"...and we got acquainted...very cool.  It seemed to be making some kind of nodding head movement. As I said, whatever it is that dragonflies do.... I worked some more and after about another hour,  finally I told it: Ok if you want your picture taken, stay there and I'll be back with my camera. So I went up to the house and returned....it was still there. It allowed me to get pretty close - till I could see it's face...I don't know what you can see - but I see a smiling face. It was amazing. Nvm the things you can read into the face of an insect - but this guy seemed intelligent, funny, friendly...it was just great....I hope the pictures can convey some of it - as my words can't. I thought it was worth sharing.

Any idea what his name might be - or where he's from? :)

As far as I can tell, he is one of those:
Order: Odonata
Suborder: Anisoptera
Order Description: Dragonflies
Family: Libellulidae
Family Description: Skimmer