Drone camera films Serengeti vistas and wildlife close-up


A British wildlife photographer is capturing stunning aerial shots of Serengeti - using a homemade helicopter drone 
Will Burrard-Lucas, 30, spent five months building and learning to fly the 'BeetleCopter' before taking it out for a spin in the Serengeti in Tanzania.
He is able to capture sweeping scenes of migrating wildebeest and antelope as well as more intimate shots of giraffe, hippo and lions.
He said: "These things are much smaller and quieter than a full-blown helicopter so you can get really close to the wildlife without spooking them.
"There is quite a lot of excitement about the possibilities, as I have really only scratched the surface."
Mr Burrard-Lucas, from Sevenoaks, Kent, started building and testing the BeetleCopter in August 2013.
The remote-controlled device is powered by six mini-rotors and capable of flying for about 15 minutes at a time. He is able to control it from more than a kilometre away using a remote screen and virtual-reality goggles "like a computer game".
He now owns a fleet of eight BeetleCopters, capable of carrying everything from a GoPro to a full-sized DSLR camera, and is building further models for fellow wildlife photographers and videographers. 
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