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I think the biggest thing you seem to be missing is that its not the camera she needs to worry about, its the lens. All the sample shots you have shown need a lot of reach from the lens. That comes at a cost, a large cost. You could buy her any of the $600+ bodies and she would do fine with it. But to get a decent lens, something that she isn't going to want to throw away, and will give her the reach she needs? that starts in the $1000 and up range. There are always compromises, and if you look at used gear, you may find a good deal, but the longer lenses don't come up as often.
Take a look at the Bird photography thread, look at comparable shots to hers, then see what focal length was used. Then go look at what a lens in that range costs.
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