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IE pagelabeltag The Palm Beach Post section I MONDAY, January 16,2012 I PalmBeachPost.com ACCENT CULTURE EDITOR: Larry Aydlette (561) 820-4436 pbaccentpbpost.com County spots are pitch-perfect Top-ranked pianist has lots of favorites, Story, 3E MAGENTA BLACK Olyphant making most out of 'Justified' By JEREMY EGNER The New York Times In the premiere of the new season of Justified, beginning tonight on FX, a dashing psychopath makes a casual reference to this Kentucky crime drama's signature prop, the Stetson worn by the protagonist, U.S. Marshal Raylan Givens. "Not much call for cowboys these days," the thug says in a syrupy, menacing drawl. The lawman responds, "You would be surprised." The line is an in-joke, a reference to the baroque backwoods adventures that Raylan, a sort of 21st-century Gary Cooper with a dry wit, has endured during two acclaimed seasons of this FX drama. But the exchange also functions as a career appraisal for the man who plays him.

Timothy Olyphant, 43, has worked steadily since the 1990s, but in this easygoing, volatile marshal he has found his defining role. Not that he's willing to admit it. "The bottom line is, someone gave me a television show and I figured I'd make the most of it," he said. "The words do all the work for you." Based on stories by part-time South Floridian Elmore Leonard, Justified captures his darkly funny, morally murky tone and spikes the traditional crime procedural with hooch and Oxycontin, tracking its hero's attempts to thwart colorful drug dealers and gunrunners and negotiate his See 'JUSTIFIED', 2E DAMON HIGGINSStaff Photographer Birding expert James Currie of Lake Worth has a birding TV show that will debut on the Nat Geo Wild channel. He has also worked on several Hollywood sets gathering and providing bird footage for movies, most recently The Big Year with Steve Martin and Jack Black.

The bird brainiac Lake Worth's James Currie is the rock star of birding and his mad, Irwin-esque passion translates into starring gigs on TV shows and documentaries. By ELIZABETH CLARKE Special to The Palm Beach Post In his upcoming documentary for the Nat Geo Wild channel, Lake Worth bird expert James Currie races through the Sonoran Desert in Arizona as three hawks circle overhead. He breathlessly explains the action. "The hawks have gone for it, like heat-seeking missiles," he says, his 6-foot-3 frame galloping downhill as the birds pursue a cottontail rabbit for breakfast. The Harris's Hawks one of just two species of hawks that hunt in packs work together to flush their small prey out of the bush.

Finally, one hawk corners the rabbit under a pile of rocks, drags it out and begins to feed. "Oh man to see these birds just going to town," Currie tells viewers of Aerial Assassins, which premieres at 10 p.m. Friday. "Look, the rabbit's still moving its mouth there. What exciting hunting, just seeing these magnificent predators at work." This clip encapsulates Currie's many-pronged mission: teaching about birds, revealing nature's wild beauty to encourage preservation, providing a good role model for kids and supporting his family, all while satisfying his own obvious pas This is not your granny's bird-watching.

To start, he prefers the term "birding." It's an active pursuit, like hunting, with an end goal to catch something catch sight of a specific bird, he says. "When people think of bird-watching, they picture 60- to 90-year-old grannies and grandpas watching sparrows come to their birdfeeders," he says. "We're trying to flip that stereotype on its head." Simply spending a few minutes with See CURRIE, 4E 'bird- sion. He wants to show the world that watching is cool." Possible new hummingbird? While traveling for his show, James Currie saw this 'mystery' bird in Colombia. DETAILS, 4E Currie on TV Aerial Assassins 10 p.m.

Friday, 1 a.m. Saturday, 3 p.m. Jan. 27, Nat Geo Wild. Nikon's Birding Adventures 10 a.m.

Mondays; 2:30 p.m. Tuesdays, NBC Sports Network (used to be Versus) Timothy Olyphant as U.S. Marshal Raylan Givens on Justified. meet the Super Fans of the South Florida Fair! south As the fair continues, we introduce you to some of the people who wouldn't miss it for the world. TODAY'S SOUTH FLORIDA FAIR SUPER FAN: Mike Saucier, 57, Wellington ili The Rhode Island native says that he "didn't have these kinds of fairs up there.

There were amusement parks that we went to, but nothing like this. And I wanted to go to a fair." Once he moved to South Florida, Saucier made up for lost time. And that special trip to the orthotics guy is an integral part of being able to enjoy the fair for longer, he says. "They even remember me there now!" Saucier says. Leslie Gray Streeter For about two decades, Mike Saucier has had pretty much the same schedule for hitting the South Florida Fair go check out a ride, maybe the Ferris wheel.

Check out the sand art. Get fitted for orthotics. Custom foot supports might not seem like the most magical reason to visit the fair, but Saucier says that makes the experience and all the walking a lot more fun. "They're amazing!" he says. "I have heel spurs that developed about 20 years ago, and the doctor quoted me some price I couldn't afford.

But I saw that there was an orthotics company that came to the fair, and I decided to get a pair to see if they actually worked." Saucier's story draws attention to all of the seemingly incongruous but now-expected vendors who come to the fair each year, and the people who look forward to getting their shopping on. You'll find low-fat cookware, siding, cutlery and more. But his love of fairs predate his foot issues. THOMAS CORDYStaff Photographer IF THE SHOE FITS Michael Saucier, Wellington, with the custom-made orthotics that he buys at the South Florida Fair. I've bought six pairs only at the he said.

Saucier did try to get orthotics from a doctor's office but has found that the only ones that work for him are made at the fair, he said. INSIDE: What's happening today at the South Florida Fair? schedule of events, 4E.