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Message: <blockquote data-quote="PeteQuad" data-source="post: 3527199" data-attributes="member: 134999">I watch the camps debate this constantly on dpreview all the time.  The truth is if you are serious about shooting birds, you will need a big lens, which will be heavy no matter what system you use.Most of the cameras these days are amazing.  You can do well with all of them.I went with Canon because I was guaranteed not to have any regrets later.  It is the most used system and is very intuitive to use and there is a massive community out there.  I promise you can get amazing shots with it and that no matter what system you buy into your results will be limited by your ability and not the camera.I bought the Sigma 150-600mm C lens along with a Canon 80D which is a $2000 package.  It is very large and heavy but I don't mind it on a shoulder strap.  If you prefer smaller and the same price I would recommend the Canon 400mm f/5.6 prime which is an amazing lens for the price.Enjoy your research, it can be fun.  There are a lot of great choices out there right now.  After months of looking, I decided to go with the safe route but there are definitely a lot of alternatives that will work.</blockquote>