Orphaned baby Deer playing with his “Adopted” Horse Family on the Field in Harlow, Essex

These adorable photos show an ‘orphaned’ fawn that visits a field of horses every day to groom and play with his foal friend.

Each morning, the young male fallow deer emerges from woodland on the edge of the field in Harlow, Essex, to frolic with the bay foal – and spend time with the rest of his ‘adoptive’ horse family.

Chinara Djumanalieva who has visited the paddock a few times this week, pictured the fawn and foal as they followed each other round before affectionately nuzzling and preening each other.

The young male fallow deer emerges from woodland on the edge of the field in Harlow, Essex, each morning to play with the bay foal – and spend time with his ‘adoptive’ horse family
The young male fallow deer emerges from woodland on the edge of the field in Harlow, Essex, each morning to play with the bay foal – and spend time with his ‘adoptive’ horse family

Chinara Djumanalieva who has visited the paddock a few times this week, pictured the fawn and foal as they followed each other round before affectionately nuzzling and preening each other

Chinara Djumanalieva who has visited the paddock a few times this week, pictured the fawn and foal as they followed each other round before affectionately nuzzling and preening each other

The duo are not the only ones with a heartwarming relationship as the mother-of-three has also captured the fawn developing a loving bond with the foal’s mother.

As the youngsters appear to be less than a year old and the deer is never with his mother, Mrs Djumanalieva believes the horses have taken on the responsibility of ‘protecting’ him.

The artist, from Harlow, Essex, said: ‘He’s a young wild fallow deer. I don’t know what happened to his mum but he is under the protection of the horses now. It looks like they’ve adopted him.

‘Every early morning he comes out of the wood next to the field to play with the foal and stays until the late evening.

As the youngsters appear to be less than a year old and the deer is never with his mother, Mrs Djumanalieva believes the horses have taken on the responsibility of ‘protecting’ him

As the youngsters appear to be less than a year old and the deer is never with his mother, Mrs Djumanalieva believes the horses have taken on the responsibility of ‘protecting’ him

Mrs Djumanalieva believes the deer and the foal are around the same age. ‘They’re so gentle with each other,’ she said. ‘They have a beautiful friendship and they’re so funny’
Mrs Djumanalieva believes the deer and the foal are around the same age. ‘They’re so gentle with each other,’ she said. ‘They have a beautiful friendship and they’re so funny’

The duo are not the only ones with a heartwarming relationship as the mother-of-three has also captured the fawn developing a loving bond with the foal’s mother
The duo are not the only ones with a heartwarming relationship as the mother-of-three has also captured the fawn developing a loving bond with the foal’s mother

Mrs Djumanalieva believes the deer and the foal are around the same age.

‘They’re so gentle with each other,’ she said. ‘They have a beautiful friendship and they’re so funny. The adult horses are very, very patient with the deer too and he’s so relaxed with them.

‘When I was there someone once walked past the field with a barking dog and the deer ran to the mother horse for her to keep him safe.

‘It’s absolutely jaw-dropping to watch. The first time I went there, I was amazed. I have never seen anything like it. Everyone who has seen the photos just can’t believe it – they are completely wowed.’

Once, when someone walked past the field with a barking dog, the deer ran to the mother horse for her to keep him safe, according to Mrs Djumanalieva
Once, when someone walked past the field with a barking dog, the deer ran to the mother horse for her to keep him safe, according to Mrs Djumanalieva

The deer spends much of the day with his horse friends before returning into the woodland to spend the evening
The deer spends much of the day with his horse friends before returning into the woodland to spend the evening