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Get in Touch. Photographers & bird watchers alike enjoy watching all of the unique species that migrate here to nest at Rip's Rookery on Jefferson Island. Visit us today!
Freely accessible, the lagoon around the island/rookery has alligators. The rookery itself hosts many species of birds and we were able to see nesting roseate spoonbills with babies, along with many other wading birds. Binoculars are recommended to see more detail. Read more.
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New Iberia, LA 70560. Always open free to the public. Man-made wetland hosting thousands of wading birds on islands designed to protect them from predators. Located to your left on Rip Van Winkle Road right after the intersection with Jefferson Island Road (Highway 675) before you get to the gates of Rip Van Winkle Gardens.
10170-10390 Jefferson Island Road Rip Van Winkle Gardens, New Iberia, LA 70560-9252
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By Céline Alis. Rip's Rookery at Jefferson Island Rip Van Winkle Gardens now features an 80-feet-wide turn-off and a small foot bridge to make it more convenient for photographers to gain access to the bird sanctuary-rookery. Visitors no longer have to park on the road shoulder and wade across a flooded ditch, said Rip Van Winkle Gardens owner ...
