Dave wrote:

> "Kevin Gowen" <kgowenNOSPAM@myfastmail.com> wrote in message 
> news:2o9p3kF74pg2U8@uni-berlin.de...
> 
>>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
> 
> 
> I dont recall seeing birds flying in swarms like that at night. Their 
> behaviour was strange enough for me to have noticed and she was thinking the 
> same thing also when she saw it. 

A week from now, after no earthquake has occurred, you will have no 
memory of the birds.

> didn't know the association between animal 
> behaviour and earthquakes until my girlfriend mentioned it. 

I thought she reminded you?

> I guess we'll 
> just have to see if anything happens! 

It won't.

- Kevin