You made the same mistake that i and several other people did.

I'd never seen this before until a couple of months ago. We'd gone to the park and it was a bit eerie because there were way more birds than normal and they kept swooping down. As we got closer, we realised they were attempting to catch one of many dragonflies zooming round the park. Didn't look like the birds were having any luck at all!

A few kids were trying to chase them but my son and I soon realised that if you just stand still, one will eventually fly right by you. I love dragonflies!