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Images: Peck Farm Butterfly Release

  Stephanie Smith of Geneva reacts as a butterfly lands on her arm during the annual butterfly release at Peck Farm Park . Brian Hill/bhill@dailyherald.com
  A butterfly finds a perch during the annual butterfly release at Peck Farm Park. Brian Hill/bhill@dailyherald.com
  All done up in her own butterfly wings, three-year-old Gianna Deutsch of Elgin shares a smile as a butterfly clings to her dress. Brian Hill/bhill@dailyherald.com
  A butterfly finds a perch during the annual butterfly release at Peck Farm Park. Brian Hill/bhill@dailyherald.com
  All done up in her own butterfly wings, three-year-old Gianna Deutsch of Elgin gets a glimpse of a butterfly that clings to her dress. Brian Hill/bhill@dailyherald.com
  A butterfly finds a perch during the annual butterfly release at Peck Farm Park. Brian Hill/bhill@dailyherald.com
  A butterfly is released. Brian Hill/bhill@dailyherald.com
  Nine-year-old Jillian Lappin of Geneva releases one of 300 butterflies during the during the annual butterfly release at Peck Farm Park near Geneva. Brian Hill/bhill@dailyherald.com
  Children wait in line for their turn as they press against the screen to get a closer look at the annual butterfly release. Brian Hill/bhill@dailyherald.com
  A butterfly finds a perch . Brian Hill/bhill@dailyherald.com
  A butterfly finds a perch. Brian Hill/bhill@dailyherald.com
  More than 300 butterflies made the trek from Florida to Geneva for the annual butterfly release at Peck Farm Park. Brian Hill/bhill@dailyherald.com
  “I Love it here. I come every year” says Sarah Henschel of Geneva after a butterfly fluttered from her head. Brian Hill/bhill@dailyherald.com
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