LET THE VOTING BEGIN!

our contest (<--click for link) has officially closed and it is now time to begin voting for which whale emoticon should win. Here are a few basic guidelines for voting:

• voting ends very early in the morning on 8/1
• you can vote for your own entry
• you can vote from multiple computers/devices
• the poll can be found in the upper right corner of this blog
• and remember, one of the major goals of this contest is to increase viewers so feel free to recruit friends, family, even that whale fanatic living down the street to vote for your own entry or your favorite entry.
• the entry with the most votes when the poll closes will receive a special prize and their symbol in the title of our facebook group (as well as probably in many of the hailwhales posts). 
• in the result of a tie, a new three day long poll will be created for viewers to vote between the tied emoticons.

MAY THE BEST ENTRY WIN! :)

Hello again dear fans!

In the spirit of the holiday (and since there are no good google image results for "fourth of July whale") I photoshopped a patriotic whale:

nothing like a patriotic whale to get you in the spirit! 

Speaking of different types of whales, I figured I would briefly explain and show a picture of each type of whale that is in our poll (please vote!!!!!):

Narwhal: the unicorn of the sea

Orca: also known as "killer whale", the most famous would of course be Shamu

Blue Whale: largest whale yet eats almost entirely krill (can be over 100ft long!)

humpback whale: pretty large baleen whale with really cute large pectoral fins

right whales: named because they were the "right" whales to hunt, they have almost been whaled to extinction. There are only approximately 400 left. poor little guys!!

Fin whale: I saw a 70ft one of these when I went whale watching as a youngin 

Sperm Whale: deepest diving mammal and largest toothed whale

Beluga whale: cute little white whales. I call them marshmallows of the sea and have actually swam with them before!!

I think I've set some sort of record for most pictures and actual factual information on a hailwhales post
enjoy,

A CONTEST!!!!

As I am approaching 200 views (197 as of now), I figured I should do something with all these viewers, so in order to make things a little more interesting, I am initiating a contest! Everyone please comment on this post with your own unique idea for how to make an "Emoticon" whale out of computer symbols. 


It can be simple or complex, any species of whale, and using any symbols on the standard computer keyboard, feel free to get creative! 


If you can't comment on this post for some reason, just give me your idea through facebook and I'll post it here. 


Eventually, I will make a poll out of everyone's ideas and the person who wins the most votes will get a special prize! Remember to include your "name" with the post.


Good Luck,