phylogenomics's Identifications

Dark blue "crown" coloration present on head and upper torso with reddish eyes and gray body. It seems to have three toes and was somewhere around 2 feet tall.
Reference:https://nhpbs.org/natureworks/blackcrown.htm#:~:text=The%20black%2Dcrowned%20night%20heron,wings%20and%20a%20white%20underside.
Found in swamp near Hillsborough river. Found year round in southern united states.