While the chicks were still in the nest, I estimated today would be around fledging time, but from the look of things it seems a few more days are needed.

Hard to tell from the photo, but the second and third chicks were also rescued safely.

Just before fledging, these pin feathers burst open and the plumage emerges from inside. I wonder if it's a mechanism to keep the feathers clean while still in the nest.

A Ruddy Kingfisher chick that fell into the pond and climbed back out on its own. The water's edge is right at the bottom of the frame.

Just the other day a friend and I were saying, "If those chicks fledge, they'll probably fall straight into the pond" — "But they can swim, so it should be fine." I never imagined one would fall in before fledging at all… ^^;

The chick returned to the nest. Normally you can see the chicks poking out from the entrance, each trying to be first to get food from the parent, but they seemed quite shaken and were pressing themselves against the wall inside the nest.

A large hole gaping open on the opposite side from the entrance — straight through to the other side. I wonder what made a hole this big.