Giant shoebill pick up blocking way duck

This duck got himself all in a flap after inadvertently straying into the path of a giant Shoebill while heading towards water.

The 4ft Shoebill picks up the squirming duck after it walked across  its path at San Diego Wild Animal Park in the U.S.

But it was all water off a duck's back for the imposing 4ft tall bird which instead of eating his smaller friend, carefully picked him up in his beak and moved him aside.

Despite its fearsome reputation as a predator around water, the Shoebill seemed more concerned with completing its journey than tucking into a feathered snack.

These extraordinary pictures were captured by 51-year-old amateur photographer Mark Kay, at the San Diego Wild Animal Park in the U.S.