Dave wrote:

>      I went to a festival tonight in Nara and noticed on my way that there 
> were swarms of birds gathered throught the trees flying restlessly in 
> several directions. Then my girlfriend reminded me that before the Kobe 
> earthquake people noticed the same thing. Just wondering if anyone noticed 
> any strange behaviour or knows anything else about this phenomenon. Needless 
> to say, she freaked me out!!! 

Animals are observed acting restlessly every day of the year. People 
only assign importance to such things after an event such as an 
earthquake, hurricane, or alien invasion.

- Kevin