Would this be a good camera for outside?

I'm pretty interested in photography, and I have been taking pictures on my iphone, but I would like to get a camera.
Would the Sony Alpha NEX-C3 16 MP be a good camera for someone who likes to take pictures of nature and animals?
(Landscapes, close-ups, etc)

Yes it will be good for outdoor. For shooting animals you'll need a telephoto lens, as for nature like land scape, you'll want a wide angle lens.

The kit lens that comes with your camera will be good for landscapes and taking macro shots of flowers, but taking picture animals. You'll want something that can zoom in really close. So get the strongest telephoto you can afford.

The NEX is a very good camera if you know exactly how to use it. It has an interchangeable lens mount making it flexible to adapt to any shooting scenario out there. Yes, you can shoot anything, anywhere, and anytime with this camera. The lenses you have will dictate the type of shooting you can do. Most shooting scenarios can be done using the kit lens that the camera comes with normally. Picture quality however will depend mostly on your skill just like any other camera out there.

If you are beginning to have doubts on putting your money on an expensive camera like that then I suggest you try this first.

http://www.bhphotovideo.com/...ilver.html

It is easy to use, has all the focal lengths you need to shoot from landscapes, to portraits to close-ups and it even has macro (for shooting to as close as an inch or so).