No edge

It's not out of the realm of possibility that we found the last best place for ruffed grouse in Georgia.  Only problem is that it's pretty small and also isolated.

Beaver dammed creek.

It boils down to edges and unfortunately Georgia is losing them.  According to the forest ranger we visited they can't do burning or most other beneficial forestry options because folks come up from Atlanta and freak out.  But the woods and critters really need such chaos to provide habitat.
If not you get mature forests which are great for looking at trees but create a desert for the wildlife.  Granted, we didn't drive every road and search every valley in northern Georgia but we covered a bunch and I know a little about wildlife habitat.  A nice spot every 10 miles just isn't enough.  Too bad.
Obviously we didn't move any of the poor native birds that are supposed to be here and have for millenia.

Plenty of food options. 

We did find this on an isolated knob.

Died in WWI, and the eerie thing is I happened to notice I took the picture at 11:11 a.m, which you history buffs will note is the same date as the war ended and commemorated by Veterans Day.